Buntmetall
German, noun/ˈbʊntmeˌtal/
Buntmetall is spelled B-U-N-T-M-E-T-A-L-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 184,742nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Buntmetall is a German neuter noun meaning “Any non-ferrous metal that isn't a noble metal or light metal (e.g. copper, tin, lead)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bezeichnung für nichteisenhaltige Schwermetalle und deren Legierungen”.
What does Buntmetall mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterAny non-ferrous metal that isn't a noble metal or light metal (e.g. copper, tin, lead).
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bezeichnung für nichteisenhaltige Schwermetalle und deren Legierungen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Buntmetall
- Buntmetalles genitive
- Buntmetalls genitive
- Buntmetalle plural
- Buntmetallen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Buntmetall?
- /ˈbʊntmeˌtal/
- [ˈbʊntmeˌtal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Buntmetall in German?
Buntmetall appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).