Buchgeschäft
[ˈbuːxɡəˌʃɛft]
The verdict
“Buchgeschäft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handel mit Büchern
Corpus desk
Index DE-buchgeschaft · Buchgeschäft · German
Buchgeschäft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Buchgeschäft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbuːxɡəˌʃɛft] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Buchgeschäft“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Buchgeschäft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbuːxɡəˌʃɛft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Buchgeschäft has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Buchgeschäft, spelled B-U-C-H-G-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T.
Definition
- 1Handel mit Büchern
- 2gewerbliche Räumlichkeiten, in denen Bücher zum Verkauf angeboten werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Buchgeschäft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vor Weihnachten erreicht das Buchgeschäft seinen Höhepunkt.
„Sie lebte in einem Buchgeschäft.“
Synonyms
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.