Buchrücken
[ˈbuːxˌʁʏkn̩]
The verdict
“Buchrücken” is uncommon German (frequency #99,601 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,601
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativ schmaler, die Buchdeckel verbindender, meist mit dem Titel bedruckter Rücken des Einbandes eines Buches
Corpus desk
Index DE-buchrucken · Buchrücken · German
Buchrücken · rank #99,601 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,601
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH Buchenwälder
Nearest frequency peer: Buchenwälder (-1 rank slots)
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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Buchrücken“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- brillieren
brillieren
404 corpus weight
- Brokat
Brokat
403 corpus weight
- Buchenwälder
Buchenwälder
401 corpus weight
- Buchrücken
Buchrücken
400 corpus weight
- Bunkers
Bunkers
399 corpus weight
- Butterschma…
Butterschmalz
397 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Buchrücken“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Buchrücken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbuːxˌʁʏkn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #99,601 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Buchrücken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Buchrücken is uncommon German at frequency #99,601 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbuːxˌʁʏkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "relativ schmaler, die Buchdeckel verbindender, meist mit dem Titel bedruckter Rücken des Einbandes eines Buches".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Buchrücken, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Buchrücken, spelled B-U-C-H-R-Ü-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1relativ schmaler, die Buchdeckel verbindender, meist mit dem Titel bedruckter Rücken des Einbandes eines Buches
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Buchrücken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Buchrücken und Rückdeckel schließen sich an diese Konzeption nahtlos an.“
„Auch entsann ich mich gut Mullers pantoffliger Schludrigkeit, seiner langen Pfeife, der ledernen Buchrücken und der Fotografie im Flur, die Muller als jungen Mann mit einer bunten Studentenmütze zeigte, und unter dieser Fotografie war der Schnörkel der Teutonia oder irgendeiner anderen Onia.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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