Buntsandstein
[ˈbʊntzantˌʃtaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Buntsandstein” is uncommon German (frequency #64,138 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,138
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine durch meist rötliche Sandsteine gekennzeichnete Abfolge geologischer Schichten der Unteren Trias von Mitteleuropa
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Buntsandstein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʊntzantˌʃtaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #64,138 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Buntsandstein” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Buntsandstein is uncommon German at frequency #64,138 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʊntzantˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Buntsandstein in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Buntsandstein, spelled B-U-N-T-S-A-N-D-S-T-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1eine durch meist rötliche Sandsteine gekennzeichnete Abfolge geologischer Schichten der Unteren Trias von Mitteleuropa
- 2als Baustein verwendeter Sandstein aus dieser Abfolge
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.
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Using “Buntsandstein”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-U-N-T-S-A-N-D-S-T-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.