Büßer
[ˈbyːsɐ]
The verdict
“Büßer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (männliche^☆) Person, die büßt
Corpus desk
Index DE-bu-er · Büßer · German
Büßer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Büßer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbyːsɐ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Büßer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Büßer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbyːsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Büßer in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Büßer, spelled B-Ü-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1(männliche^☆) Person, die büßt
- 2Anhänger einer historischen Bewegung (7. Jahrhundert) im Islam
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Büßer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heinrich IV. erschien als Büßer vor der Burg Canossa.
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.