Buchumschlag
[ˈbuːxʔʊmˌʃlaːk]
The verdict
“Buchumschlag” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zusätzliche Hülle zur Information, für Werbezwecke oder zum Schutz für ein Buch
Corpus desk
Index DE-buchumschlag · Buchumschlag · German
Buchumschlag · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Buchumschlag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbuːxʔʊmˌʃlaːk] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Buchumschlag“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Buchumschlag is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbuːxʔʊmˌʃlaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zusätzliche Hülle zur Information, für Werbezwecke oder zum Schutz für ein Buch".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Buchumschlag, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Buchumschlag, spelled B-U-C-H-U-M-S-C-H-L-A-G.
Definition
- 1zusätzliche Hülle zur Information, für Werbezwecke oder zum Schutz für ein Buch
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Buchumschlag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auf einen Ecktisch stellt Natalie ihre Hochzeitsbilder, die wie Buchumschläge in einem Doppelrahmen stehen.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.