Buckeln

[ˈbʊkl̩n]

/[ˈbʊkl̩n]/ noun

The verdict

“Buckeln” is uncommon German (frequency #65,068 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,068
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Buckel

Corpus desk

Index DE-buckeln · Buckeln · German

Buckeln · rank #65,068 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,068
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Buchhändlerin

Nearest frequency peer: Buchhändlerin (-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 „Buckeln“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Buckeln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Buckeln
PropertyValue
HeadwordBuckeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊkl̩n]
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,068
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Buckeln“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Buckelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Buchhändlerin“ (#65,067), „Bundesstaats“ (#65,069), „Bruttoinlandsprodukts“ (#65,066). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Buckeln“ bei #65,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Buckeln is uncommon German at frequency #65,068 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʊkl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Buckel".

Zero misspellings are on record for Buckeln in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Buckeln, spelled B-U-C-K-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Buckel

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Buckeln"?
"Buckeln" is spelled B-U-C-K-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊkl̩n].
What does "Buckeln" mean?
As a noun, "Buckeln" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Buckel
How do you pronounce "Buckeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Buckeln" is [ˈbʊkl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Buckeln" come from?
"Buckeln" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Buckeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list