bußfertig
[ˈbuːsˌfɛʁtɪç]
The verdict
“bußfertig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reue empfindend und bereit, Buße zu tun
Corpus desk
Index DE-bu-fertig · bußfertig · German
bußfertig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | bußfertig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbuːsˌfɛʁtɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bußfertig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bußfertig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbuːsˌfɛʁtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Reue empfindend und bereit, Buße zu tun".
bußfertig has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bußfertig, spelled B-U-S-S-F-E-R-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1Reue empfindend und bereit, Buße zu tun
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bußfertig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während der Verhandlungen trafen immer mehr bußfertige Sünder auf Canossa ein, von Gregor gebannte Berater und Bischöfe des Königs. Sie füllten die Zellen der Burg und warteten bei Wasser und Brot auf Vergebung ihrer Schuld, die der Papst keinem von ihnen verweigerte.“
„Man kann nicht ernsthaft wollen, dass der mittlerweile hinreichend Vorbestrafte weiterhin bußfertig und verschärft geläutert in fremder Leute Talkshows auftritt.“
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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.