Buchmalerei
German, noun/ˈbuːxmaːləˌʁaɪ̯/
Buchmalerei is spelled B-U-C-H-M-A-L-E-R-E-I (11 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 98,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Buchmalerei is a German feminine noun meaning “book painting, illumination (Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Kunst der Illustration von Handschriften und Büchern”.
What does Buchmalerei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebook painting, illumination (Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations.)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Kunst der Illustration von Handschriften und Büchern
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 Buchmalerei
- Buchmalereien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Buchmalerei?
- /ˈbuːxmaːləˌʁaɪ̯/
- [ˌbuːxmaləˈʁaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Buchmalerei in German?
Buchmalerei appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).