Buchbesprechung

[ˈbuːxbəˌʃpʁɛçʊŋ]

/[ˈbuːxbəˌʃpʁɛçʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Buchbesprechung” is uncommon German (frequency #72,255 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,255
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kritische Auseinandersetzung mit Form und/oder Inhalt eines (in der Regel neu erschienenen) Buches

Corpus desk

Index DE-buchbesprechung · Buchbesprechung · German

Buchbesprechung · rank #72,255 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,255
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brückenschlag

Nearest frequency peer: Brückenschlag (-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 „Buchbesprechung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Buchbesprechung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBuchbesprechung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbuːxbəˌʃpʁɛçʊŋ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#72,255
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Buchbesprechung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Buchbesprechungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Brückenschlag“ (#72,254), „Bruttosozialprodukt“ (#72,253), „Burggrafen“ (#72,258). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Buchbesprechung“ bei #72,255. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Buchbesprechung is uncommon German at frequency #72,255 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbuːxbəˌʃpʁɛçʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kritische Auseinandersetzung mit Form und/oder Inhalt eines (in der Regel neu erschienenen) Buches".

Buchbesprechung has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Buchbesprechung, spelled B-U-C-H-B-E-S-P-R-E-C-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    kritische Auseinandersetzung mit Form und/oder Inhalt eines (in der Regel neu erschienenen) Buches

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Rede vom Tod der Popliteratur ist heute ein Allgemeinplatz in jeder zweiten Buchbesprechung.“

Synonyms

Buchrezension

This word in other languages

compte rendu(Français)resenha(Português)

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 "Buchbesprechung"?
"Buchbesprechung" is spelled B-U-C-H-B-E-S-P-R-E-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbuːxbəˌʃpʁɛçʊŋ].
What does "Buchbesprechung" mean?
As a noun, "Buchbesprechung" means: kritische Auseinandersetzung mit Form und/oder Inhalt eines (in der Regel neu erschienenen) Buches
How do you pronounce "Buchbesprechung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Buchbesprechung" is [ˈbuːxbəˌʃpʁɛçʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Buchbesprechung" come from?
"Buchbesprechung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list