bodenständiger
[ˈboːdn̩ˌʃtɛndɪɡɐ]
The verdict
“bodenständiger” is uncommon German (frequency #87,509 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,509
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bodenständig
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bodenständiger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈboːdn̩ˌʃtɛndɪɡɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #87,509 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bodenständiger” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bodenständiger is uncommon German at frequency #87,509 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈboːdn̩ˌʃtɛndɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bodenständiger, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 bodenständiger, spelled B-O-D-E-N-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bodenständig
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bodenständig
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bodenständig
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bodenständig
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bodenständig
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 “bodenständiger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-O-D-E-N-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.