Büfett

[byˈfɛt]

/[byˈfɛt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Büfett” is uncommon German (frequency #72,262 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,262
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Möbelstück zur Aufbewahrung von Geschirr und zum Anrichten von Speisen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bufett · Büfett · German

Büfett · rank #72,262 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,262
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH böllern

Nearest frequency peer: böllern (-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 „Büfett“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Büfett
PropertyValue
HeadwordBüfett
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[byˈfɛt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,262
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Büfett“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „böllern“ (#72,261), „Büroarbeit“ (#72,263), „Camembert“ (#72,264). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Büfett“ bei #72,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Büfett is uncommon German at frequency #72,262 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [byˈfɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Büfett, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Büfett, spelled B-Ü-F-E-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Möbelstück zur Aufbewahrung von Geschirr und zum Anrichten von Speisen
  2. 2
    Tafel mit verschiedenen Speisen zur Selbstbedienung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Büfett appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Stelle bitte die sauberen Teller zurück ins Büfett.
  2. „Das braune gutmütige Büfett brachte er in Erschütterung.“

Synonyms

AnrichteKredenz

This word in other languages

sideboard(English)aparador(Español)buffet(Français)

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 "Büfett"?
"Büfett" is spelled B-Ü-F-E-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [byˈfɛt].
What does "Büfett" mean?
As a noun, "Büfett" means: Möbelstück zur Aufbewahrung von Geschirr und zum Anrichten von Speisen
How do you pronounce "Büfett"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Büfett" is [byˈfɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Büfett" come from?
"Büfett" 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 "Büfett", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Buzzer#72,259ceylan#72,268Charms#72,270Clause#72,277

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list