buchstabengetreu
[ˈbuːxʃtaːbn̩ɡəˌtʁɔɪ̯]
The verdict
“buchstabengetreu” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - genau nach dem Wort, im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes
Corpus desk
Index DE-buchstabengetreu · buchstabengetreu · German
buchstabengetreu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | buchstabengetreu |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbuːxʃtaːbn̩ɡəˌtʁɔɪ̯] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „buchstabengetreu“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
buchstabengetreu is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbuːxʃtaːbn̩ɡəˌtʁɔɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "genau nach dem Wort, im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes".
buchstabengetreu has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is buchstabengetreu, spelled B-U-C-H-S-T-A-B-E-N-G-E-T-R-E-U.
Definition
- 1genau nach dem Wort, im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how buchstabengetreu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dies ist eine buchstabengetreue Übersetzung des Originaldokumentes.
„Das Ziel war, von nun an alles buchstabengetreu nach Vorschrift zu machen.
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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.