Buchhändlerin

[ˈbuːxˌhɛndləʁɪn]

/[ˈbuːxˌhɛndləʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Buchhändlerin” is uncommon German (frequency #65,067 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,067
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche Person, die vor allem mit Büchern handelt

Key facts for Buchhändlerin
PropertyValue
HeadwordBuchhändlerin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbuːxˌhɛndləʁɪn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#65,067
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Buchhändlerin” 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). Buchhändlerin 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

Buchhändlerin is uncommon German at frequency #65,067 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbuːxˌhɛndləʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die vor allem mit Büchern handelt".

Buchhändlerin has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Buchhändlerin, spelled B-U-C-H-H-Ä-N-D-L-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die vor allem mit Büchern handelt

This word in other languages

librera(Español)libraire(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 "Buchhändlerin"?
"Buchhändlerin" is spelled B-U-C-H-H-Ä-N-D-L-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbuːxˌhɛndləʁɪn].
What does "Buchhändlerin" mean?
As a noun, "Buchhändlerin" means: weibliche Person, die vor allem mit Büchern handelt
How do you pronounce "Buchhändlerin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Buchhändlerin" is [ˈbuːxˌhɛndləʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Buchhändlerin" come from?
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Using “Buchhändlerin”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-U-C-H-H-Ä-N-D-L-E-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbuːxˌhɛndləʁɪn] (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