Briefumschlag

[ˈbʁiːfʔʊmˌʃlaːk]

/[ˈbʁiːfʔʊmˌʃlaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Briefumschlag” is uncommon German (frequency #51,998 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,998
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Hülle zum Schutz, zum Versand von Dokumenten, Briefen, Datenträgern und Ähnlichem

Corpus desk

Index DE-briefumschlag · Briefumschlag · German

Briefumschlag · rank #51,998 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,998
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brazil

Nearest frequency peer: Brazil (-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 „Briefumschlag“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Briefumschlag
PropertyValue
HeadwordBriefumschlag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁiːfʔʊmˌʃlaːk]
Letters13
Frequency rank#51,998
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Briefumschlag“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Briefumschlagfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Brazil“ (#51,997), „brillanter“ (#51,999), „Brom“ (#52,000). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Briefumschlag“ bei #51,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Briefumschlag is uncommon German at frequency #51,998 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁiːfʔʊmˌʃlaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Hülle zum Schutz, zum Versand von Dokumenten, Briefen, Datenträgern und Ähnlichem".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Briefumschlag, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Briefumschlag, spelled B-R-I-E-F-U-M-S-C-H-L-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Hülle zum Schutz, zum Versand von Dokumenten, Briefen, Datenträgern und Ähnlichem

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Früher haben manche Leute gern die Briefumschläge verziert.
  2. „Auf dem alten Schreibtisch steht ein Telefon und liegen vergilbte Zeitungen und bekritzelte Briefumschläge.“

Synonyms

BriefhülleBriefcouvertBriefkuvertCouvertKuvertUmschlagEnveloppe

This word in other languages

envelope(English)sobre(Español)enveloppe(Français)

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 "Briefumschlag"?
"Briefumschlag" is spelled B-R-I-E-F-U-M-S-C-H-L-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁiːfʔʊmˌʃlaːk].
What does "Briefumschlag" mean?
As a noun, "Briefumschlag" means: eine Hülle zum Schutz, zum Versand von Dokumenten, Briefen, Datenträgern und Ähnlichem
How do you pronounce "Briefumschlag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Briefumschlag" is [ˈbʁiːfʔʊmˌʃlaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Briefumschlag" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list