Briefmarkenkunde
[ˈbʁiːfmaʁkn̩ˌkʊndə]
The verdict
“Briefmarkenkunde” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kunde und Sammeln von Postwertzeichen (Briefmarken) und die damit meist verbundene Erforschung postgeschichtlicher Dokumente
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Index DE-briefmarkenkunde · Briefmarkenkunde · German
Briefmarkenkunde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Briefmarkenkunde |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʁiːfmaʁkn̩ˌkʊndə] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Briefmarkenkunde“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Briefmarkenkunde is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁiːfmaʁkn̩ˌkʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kunde und Sammeln von Postwertzeichen (Briefmarken) und die damit meist verbundene Erforschung postgeschichtlicher Dokumente".
No misspelling variants are generated for Briefmarkenkunde in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Briefmarkenkunde, spelled B-R-I-E-F-M-A-R-K-E-N-K-U-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Kunde und Sammeln von Postwertzeichen (Briefmarken) und die damit meist verbundene Erforschung postgeschichtlicher Dokumente
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Briefmarkenkunde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aus seiner Korrespondenz mit Briefmarkenhändlern geht hervor, dass er genaue Vorstellungen über Briefmarken aller Staaten und überaus fundierte Kenntnisse der Briefmarkenkunde besaß.“
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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.