Buchregal
[ˈbuːxʁeˌɡaːl]
The verdict
“Buchregal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Regal, das der Aufbewahrung von Büchern dient
Corpus desk
Index DE-buchregal · Buchregal · German
Buchregal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Buchregal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbuːxʁeˌɡaːl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Buchregal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Buchregal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbuːxʁeˌɡaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Regal, das der Aufbewahrung von Büchern dient".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Buchregal, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Buchregal, spelled B-U-C-H-R-E-G-A-L.
Definition
- 1Regal, das der Aufbewahrung von Büchern dient
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Buchregal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er gestand seinem Freund Benaja, dass er zwölftausend Mark an der Steuer vorbei verdient habe, die er daher nicht in seiner Sparkasse eingezahlt hatte, sondern in seinem Buchregal versteckt hatte, zwischen einem Buchdeckel und dem Schutzumschlag, damit es bei einem Einbruch kaum zu entdecken war.“
Synonyms
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.