Bildungsroman
[ˈbɪldʊŋsʁoˌmaːn]
The verdict
“Bildungsroman” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Roman, in dem die geistige und charakterliche Bildung der Hauptfiguren im Vordergrund steht und nachvollziehbar dargestellt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-bildungsroman · Bildungsroman · German
Bildungsroman · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bildungsroman |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɪldʊŋsʁoˌmaːn] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bildungsroman“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bildungsroman is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɪldʊŋsʁoˌmaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Roman, in dem die geistige und charakterliche Bildung der Hauptfiguren im Vordergrund steht und nachvollziehbar dargestellt wird".
No misspelling variants are generated for Bildungsroman in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bildungsroman, spelled B-I-L-D-U-N-G-S-R-O-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1Roman, in dem die geistige und charakterliche Bildung der Hauptfiguren im Vordergrund steht und nachvollziehbar dargestellt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bildungsroman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Bildungsroman macht die zentrale Figur eine Entwicklung durch.
Goethes „Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre“ gilt als erster Bildungsroman.
Antonyms
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.