Buchdruck

[ˈbuːxˌdʁʊk]

/[ˈbuːxˌdʁʊk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Buchdruck” is uncommon German (frequency #53,565 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,565
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Druckverfahren mit beweglichen Lettern zur Vervielfältigung von Schriftwerken

Key facts for Buchdruck
PropertyValue
HeadwordBuchdruck
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbuːxˌdʁʊk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,565
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Buchdruck” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Buchdruck lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Buchdruck is uncommon German at frequency #53,565 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbuːxˌdʁʊk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Druckverfahren mit beweglichen Lettern zur Vervielfältigung von Schriftwerken".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Buchdruck in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Buchdruck, spelled B-U-C-H-D-R-U-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Druckverfahren mit beweglichen Lettern zur Vervielfältigung von Schriftwerken

This word in other languages

letterpress(English)tipografía(Español)typographie(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 "Buchdruck"?
"Buchdruck" is spelled B-U-C-H-D-R-U-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbuːxˌdʁʊk].
What does "Buchdruck" mean?
As a noun, "Buchdruck" means: Druckverfahren mit beweglichen Lettern zur Vervielfältigung von Schriftwerken
How do you pronounce "Buchdruck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Buchdruck" is [ˈbuːxˌdʁʊk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Buchdruck" come from?
"Buchdruck" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Buchdruck”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-U-C-H-D-R-U-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbuːxˌdʁʊk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list