Bücherverbrennung
German, noun[ˈbyːçɐfɛɐ̯ˌbʀɛnʊŋ]
Bücherverbrennung is spelled B-Ü-C-H-E-R-V-E-R-B-R-E-N-N-U-N-G (17 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 74,397th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bücherverbrennung is a German feminine noun meaning “book burning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “demonstrative Brandmarkung unliebsamer Schriften als unerwünscht/ungeduldet, indem sie verbrannt werden”.
What does Bücherverbrennung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebook burning
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. demonstrative Brandmarkung unliebsamer Schriften als unerwünscht/ungeduldet, indem sie verbrannt werden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bücherverbrennung
- Bücherverbrennungen plural
- Buchverbrennung variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bücherverbrennung?
- [ˈbyːçɐfɛɐ̯ˌbʀɛnʊŋ]
- [ˈbyːçɐfɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛnʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bücherverbrennung in German?
Bücherverbrennung appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).