Bombenangriff

[ˈbɔmbn̩ˌʔanɡʁɪf]

/[ˈbɔmbn̩ˌʔanɡʁɪf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bombenangriff” is uncommon German (frequency #56,831 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,831
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angriff mit aus Flugzeugen abgeworfenen Bomben

Corpus desk

Index DE-bombenangriff · Bombenangriff · German

Bombenangriff · rank #56,831 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,831
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bom

Nearest frequency peer: bom (-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 „Bombenangriff“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Bombenangriff“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bombenangriff
PropertyValue
HeadwordBombenangriff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɔmbn̩ˌʔanɡʁɪf]
Letters13
Frequency rank#56,831
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bombenangriff“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bombenangrifffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bom“ (#56,830), „Boxberg“ (#56,832), „blättert“ (#56,829). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bombenangriff“ bei #56,831. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bombenangriff is uncommon German at frequency #56,831 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɔmbn̩ˌʔanɡʁɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angriff mit aus Flugzeugen abgeworfenen Bomben".

Bombenangriff has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Bombenangriff, spelled B-O-M-B-E-N-A-N-G-R-I-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angriff mit aus Flugzeugen abgeworfenen Bomben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Bombenangriffe während des Zweiten Weltkrieges hatten in vielen deutschen Städten verheerende Schäden angerichtet.
  2. „Doch da verbrannte bei einem Bombenangriff auf Leipzig kurz vor der Auslieferung die gesamte Auflage.“

Synonyms

BombardementBombardierung

This word in other languages

air raid(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bombenangriff"?
"Bombenangriff" is spelled B-O-M-B-E-N-A-N-G-R-I-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɔmbn̩ˌʔanɡʁɪf].
What does "Bombenangriff" mean?
As a noun, "Bombenangriff" means: Angriff mit aus Flugzeugen abgeworfenen Bomben
How do you pronounce "Bombenangriff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bombenangriff" is [ˈbɔmbn̩ˌʔanɡʁɪf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bombenangriff" come from?
"Bombenangriff" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bombenangriff", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

auszuhändigen#56,794Ausflugsziele#56,778attraktivsten#56,769Direktmandate#56,895

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list