Briefbeschwerer
[ˈbʁiːfbəˌʃveːʁɐ]
The verdict
“Briefbeschwerer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gegenstand, den man auf einen Stoß Papier/Briefe legen kann, um zu verhindern, dass er durch Luftzug weggeweht wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-briefbeschwerer · Briefbeschwerer · German
Briefbeschwerer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Briefbeschwerer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʁiːfbəˌʃveːʁɐ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Briefbeschwerer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Briefbeschwerer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁiːfbəˌʃveːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gegenstand, den man auf einen Stoß Papier/Briefe legen kann, um zu verhindern, dass er durch Luftzug weggeweht wird".
Briefbeschwerer has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Briefbeschwerer, spelled B-R-I-E-F-B-E-S-C-H-W-E-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Gegenstand, den man auf einen Stoß Papier/Briefe legen kann, um zu verhindern, dass er durch Luftzug weggeweht wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Briefbeschwerer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eigentlich ist es ein Briefbeschwerer.“
„Da liegt sogar noch immer der Briefbeschwerer aus braunem Marmor, den mir Karl Vogt geschenkt hat.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.