buckelig
[ˈbʊkəlɪç]
The verdict
“buckelig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Wölbung im Rücken habend
Corpus desk
Index DE-buckelig · buckelig · German
buckelig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | buckelig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbʊkəlɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „buckelig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
buckelig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbʊkəlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
buckelig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is buckelig, spelled B-U-C-K-E-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1eine Wölbung im Rücken habend
- 2kleine Hügel, kleine Erhöhungen aufweisend
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.