Bunsenbrenner
[ˈbʊnzn̩ˌbʁɛnɐ]
The verdict
“Bunsenbrenner” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gasbrenner, bei dem das zugeführte Gas die zur Verbrennung benötigte Luft durch eine verstellbare Öffnung ansaugt
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Index DE-bunsenbrenner · Bunsenbrenner · German
Bunsenbrenner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Bunsenbrenner |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʊnzn̩ˌbʁɛnɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bunsenbrenner“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bunsenbrenner is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʊnzn̩ˌbʁɛnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gasbrenner, bei dem das zugeführte Gas die zur Verbrennung benötigte Luft durch eine verstellbare Öffnung ansaugt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Bunsenbrenner in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Bunsenbrenner, spelled B-U-N-S-E-N-B-R-E-N-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Gasbrenner, bei dem das zugeführte Gas die zur Verbrennung benötigte Luft durch eine verstellbare Öffnung ansaugt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bunsenbrenner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Vorläufer der heute eingesetzten Brenner wurde 1855 von Robert Wilhelm Bunsen entwickelt und ihm zu Ehren als Bunsenbrenner bezeichnet.“
„Der Bunsenbrenner wird neben dem Teclubrenner im chemischen Labor häufig zum Erhitzen von Stoffproben oder Flüssigkeiten benutzt.“
This word in other languages
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.