Buntsandstein

/[ˈbʊntzantˌʃtaɪ̯n]/ noun

Letters

13 characters

Frequency Rank

#64,138

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Buntsandstein is aGermannoun. It means: eine durch meist rötliche Sandsteine gekennzeichnete Abfolge geologischer Schichten der Unteren Trias von Mitteleuropa Pronounced [ˈbʊntzantˌʃtaɪ̯n].

Key facts for Buntsandstein
PropertyValue
HeadwordBuntsandstein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊntzantˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Letters13
Frequency rank#64,138
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Buntsandstein in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Buntsandstein is 13 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʊntzantˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,138 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Buntsandstein in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Buntsandstein, spelled B-U-N-T-S-A-N-D-S-T-E-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Frequency rank: #64,138 in German

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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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.