Bußgeld
[ˈbuːsˌɡɛlt]
The verdict
“Bußgeld” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geld, das als Strafe für ein Vergehen gezahlt werden muss
Corpus desk
Index DE-bu-geld · Bußgeld · German
Bußgeld · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Bußgeld |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbuːsˌɡɛlt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bußgeld“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bußgeld is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbuːsˌɡɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Geld, das als Strafe für ein Vergehen gezahlt werden muss".
Zero misspellings are on record for Bußgeld in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Bußgeld, spelled B-U-S-S-G-E-L-D.
Definition
- 1Geld, das als Strafe für ein Vergehen gezahlt werden muss
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bußgeld appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Weil ich mich versehentlich in die erste Klasse gesetzt hatte, musste ich ein Bußgeld in Höhe von 40 Euro zahlen.
„Die Bundesnetzagentur ermittelt wegen einer Ordnungswidrigkeit und verhängt ein Bußgeld wegen unerlaubter Frequenznutzung.“
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.