Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz

[ˈbʊndəsˌʔamt fyːɐ̯ fɛɐ̯ˈfasʊŋsˌʃʊt͡s]

/[ˈbʊndəsˌʔamt fyːɐ̯ fɛɐ̯ˈfasʊŋsˌʃʊt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
31
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bundesdeutscher Inlands-Nachrichtendienst, dessen wichtigste Aufgabe die Überwachung verfassungsfeindlicher Bestrebungen ist

Key facts for Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz
PropertyValue
HeadwordBundesamt für Verfassungsschutz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊndəsˌʔamt fyːɐ̯ fɛɐ̯ˈfasʊŋsˌʃʊt͡s]
Letters31
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz” sits in German frequency

Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʊndəsˌʔamt fyːɐ̯ fɛɐ̯ˈfasʊŋsˌʃʊt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bundesdeutscher Inlands-Nachrichtendienst, dessen wichtigste Aufgabe die Überwachung verfassungsfeindlicher Bestrebungen ist".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz, spelled B-U-N-D-E-S-A-M-T- -F-Ü-R- -V-E-R-F-A-S-S-U-N-G-S-S-C-H-U-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    bundesdeutscher Inlands-Nachrichtendienst, dessen wichtigste Aufgabe die Überwachung verfassungsfeindlicher Bestrebungen ist

Synonyms

Verfassungsschutz

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz"?
"Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz" is spelled B-U-N-D-E-S-A-M-T- -F-Ü-R- -V-E-R-F-A-S-S-U-N-G-S-S-C-H-U-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊndəsˌʔamt fyːɐ̯ fɛɐ̯ˈfasʊŋsˌʃʊt͡s].
What does "Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz" mean?
As a noun, "Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz" means: bundesdeutscher Inlands-Nachrichtendienst, dessen wichtigste Aufgabe die Überwachung verfassungsfeindlicher Bestrebungen ist
How do you pronounce "Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz" is [ˈbʊndəsˌʔamt fyːɐ̯ fɛɐ̯ˈfasʊŋsˌʃʊt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz" come from?
"Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz" 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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Using “Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-U-N-D-E-S-A-M-T- -F-Ü-R- -V-E-R-F-A-S-S-U-N-G-S-S-C-H-U-T-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbʊndəsˌʔamt fyːɐ̯ fɛɐ̯ˈfasʊŋsˌʃʊt͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list