Birnbaum
[ˈbɪʁnˌbaʊ̯m]
The verdict
“Birnbaum” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #41,712 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,712
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Obstbaum, der als Früchte Birnen hervorbringt und trägt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Birnbaum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɪʁnˌbaʊ̯m] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #41,712 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Birnbaum” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Birnbaum is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbɪʁnˌbaʊ̯m]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,712 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Obstbaum, der als Früchte Birnen hervorbringt und trägt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Birnbaum, with forms such as "bbirnbaum", "binrbaum", and "birbnaum". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Birnbaum, spelled B-I-R-N-B-A-U-M.
Definition
- 1ein Obstbaum, der als Früchte Birnen hervorbringt und trägt
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbirnbaum,binrbaum,birbnaum,birnabum,birnbamu,birnbaumm,birnbbaum,birnbuam,birnnbaum,birrnbaum,brinbaum,ibrnbaum
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Birnbaum - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Birnbaum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-I-R-N-B-A-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbɪʁnˌbaʊ̯m] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.