Bildungsbürger

[ˈbɪldʊŋsˌbʏʁɡɐ]

/[ˈbɪldʊŋsˌbʏʁɡɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Bildungsbürger” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die ein gehobenes Maß an Bildung (in Künsten, Wissenschaften, …) erworben hat und vorstellt

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Index DE-bildungsburger · Bildungsbürger · German

Bildungsbürger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Bildungsbürger
PropertyValue
HeadwordBildungsbürger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɪldʊŋsˌbʏʁɡɐ]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bildungsbürger“ im Deutschen

Bildungsbürgerschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bildungsbürger is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɪldʊŋsˌbʏʁɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die ein gehobenes Maß an Bildung (in Künsten, Wissenschaften, …) erworben hat und vorstellt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Bildungsbürger, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bildungsbürger, spelled B-I-L-D-U-N-G-S-B-Ü-R-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die ein gehobenes Maß an Bildung (in Künsten, Wissenschaften, …) erworben hat und vorstellt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Bildungsbürger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Zu diesen Bildungsbürgern gehören wir alle.“
  2. „Das Buch fand viel Zustimmung bei Bildungsbürgern.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bildungsbürger"?
"Bildungsbürger" is spelled B-I-L-D-U-N-G-S-B-Ü-R-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɪldʊŋsˌbʏʁɡɐ].
What does "Bildungsbürger" mean?
As a noun, "Bildungsbürger" means: Person, die ein gehobenes Maß an Bildung (in Künsten, Wissenschaften, …) erworben hat und vorstellt
How do you pronounce "Bildungsbürger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bildungsbürger" is [ˈbɪldʊŋsˌbʏʁɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bildungsbürger" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list