Biwak
[ˈbiːvak]
The verdict
“Biwak” is uncommon German (frequency #69,052 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,052
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lager im Freien, in Hütten oder Zelten (vor allem von Soldaten oder Bergsteigern)
Corpus desk
Index DE-biwak · Biwak · German
Biwak · rank #69,052 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,052
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH bilk
Nearest frequency peer: bilk (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Biwak“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Bildhauerin
Bildhauerin
30,952 corpus weight
- Bildschirms
Bildschirms
30,951 corpus weight
- bilk
bilk
30,950 corpus weight
- Biwak
Biwak
30,949 corpus weight
- Blattgold
Blattgold
30,947 corpus weight
- blickst
blickst
30,946 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Biwak“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Biwak |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbiːvak] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #69,052 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Biwak“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Biwak is uncommon German at frequency #69,052 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbiːvak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lager im Freien, in Hütten oder Zelten (vor allem von Soldaten oder Bergsteigern)".
No misspelling variants are generated for Biwak in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Biwak, spelled B-I-W-A-K.
Definition
- 1Lager im Freien, in Hütten oder Zelten (vor allem von Soldaten oder Bergsteigern)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Biwak appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie mussten ihr Biwak wegen des Wetters früher als geplant aufschlagen.
„Abends schlugen sie unweit der Gräber ihr Biwak auf.“
This word in other languages
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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