Buntsandstein

[ˈbʊntzantˌʃtaɪ̯n]

/[ˈbʊntzantˌʃtaɪ̯n]/ noun

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The verdict

“Buntsandstein” is uncommon German (frequency #64,138 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,138
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine durch meist rötliche Sandsteine gekennzeichnete Abfolge geologischer Schichten der Unteren Trias von Mitteleuropa

Corpus desk

Index DE-buntsandstein · Buntsandstein · German

Buntsandstein · rank #64,138 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,138
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bundesjustizm…

Nearest frequency peer: Bundesjustizminister (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Buntsandstein“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Buntsandstein“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Buntsandstein
PropertyValue
HeadwordBuntsandstein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊntzantˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Letters13
Frequency rank#64,138
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Buntsandstein“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Buntsandsteinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bundesjustizminister“ (#64,137), „Butz“ (#64,139), „börsennotierte“ (#64,142). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Buntsandstein“ bei #64,138. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Buntsandstein is uncommon German at frequency #64,138 among 5,818 “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

  1. 1
    eine durch meist rötliche Sandsteine gekennzeichnete Abfolge geologischer Schichten der Unteren Trias von Mitteleuropa
  2. 2
    als Baustein verwendeter Sandstein aus dieser Abfolge

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Buntsandstein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der Frankenwald hat für den Buntsandstein kein Sedimentmaterial geliefert; denn die ihn aufbauenden Gesteine sind zu feinkörnig und zu feldspatarm, als dass sie die sehr groben Arkosen des Buntsandsteins geliefert haben könnten.“
  2. „Die Lange Anna ist ein 47 Meter hoher Brandungspfeiler im äußersten Nordwesten der deutschen Nordseeinsel Helgoland. Er ist etwa 25.000 Tonnen schwer, aus rotem Buntsandstein […].“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Buntsandstein"?
"Buntsandstein" is spelled B-U-N-T-S-A-N-D-S-T-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊntzantˌʃtaɪ̯n].
What does "Buntsandstein" mean?
As a noun, "Buntsandstein" means: eine durch meist rötliche Sandsteine gekennzeichnete Abfolge geologischer Schichten der Unteren Trias von Mitteleuropa
How do you pronounce "Buntsandstein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Buntsandstein" is [ˈbʊntzantˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Buntsandstein" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Buntsandstein", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list