Buffet

/[bʏˈfeː]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,764

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Buffet is aGermannoun. It means: Möbelstück zur Aufbewahrung von Geschirr und Anrichten von Speisen Pronounced [bʏˈfeː]. Often confused with bullet and Buff.

Key facts for Buffet
PropertyValue
HeadwordBuffet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʏˈfeː]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,764
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Buffet in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Buffet is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bʏˈfeː]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,764 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Buffet, with forms such as "bbuffet", "bfufet", and "bufeft". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "bullet", "Buff", "Budget", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Buffet, spelled B-U-F-F-E-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbuffet,bfufet,bufeft,bufet,buffett,buffte,ubffet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Buffet

Misspelling Variants of "Buffet"

bbuffet7bfufet6bufeft6bufet5buffett7buffte6ubffet6
Misspelling Variants of "Buffet"

Frequency rank: #14,764 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Buffet"?
"Buffet" is spelled B-U-F-F-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bʏˈfeː].
What does "Buffet" mean?
As a noun, "Buffet" means: Möbelstück zur Aufbewahrung von Geschirr und Anrichten von Speisen
What words are commonly confused with "Buffet"?
"Buffet" is commonly confused with "bullet", "Buff", "Budget". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Buffet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Buffet" is [bʏˈfeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Buffet" come from?
"Buffet" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter B in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.