Bücherschrank

[ˈbyːçɐˌʃʁaŋk]

/[ˈbyːçɐˌʃʁaŋk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bücherschrank” is uncommon German (frequency #73,347 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,347
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schrank, der der Aufbewahrung/Aufstellung von Büchern dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-bucherschrank · Bücherschrank · German

Bücherschrank · rank #73,347 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,347
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Büchsen

Nearest frequency peer: Büchsen (+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 „Bücherschrank“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bücherschrank
PropertyValue
HeadwordBücherschrank
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbyːçɐˌʃʁaŋk]
Letters13
Frequency rank#73,347
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bücherschrank“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Büchsen“ (#73,348), „Bärendienst“ (#73,345), „candela“ (#73,349). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bücherschrank“ bei #73,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bücherschrank is uncommon German at frequency #73,347 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbyːçɐˌʃʁaŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schrank, der der Aufbewahrung/Aufstellung von Büchern dient".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Bücherschrank, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bücherschrank, spelled B-Ü-C-H-E-R-S-C-H-R-A-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schrank, der der Aufbewahrung/Aufstellung von Büchern dient

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie hatte diesen 1879 erschienenen Reisebericht über Zentralfrankreich sogar in ihrem Bücherschrank stehen.“
  2. „Der Bücherschrank war tief, da die Regale doppelt aufgestellt waren.“

This word in other languages

bookcase(English)biblioteca(Español)bibliothèque(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 "Bücherschrank"?
"Bücherschrank" is spelled B-Ü-C-H-E-R-S-C-H-R-A-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbyːçɐˌʃʁaŋk].
What does "Bücherschrank" mean?
As a noun, "Bücherschrank" means: Schrank, der der Aufbewahrung/Aufstellung von Büchern dient
How do you pronounce "Bücherschrank"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bücherschrank" is [ˈbyːçɐˌʃʁaŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bücherschrank" come from?
"Bücherschrank" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Betriebsrates#73,312beschwichtigt#73,307durchgelassen#73,406Balkanstaaten#73,278

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list