Bürgerwehren

[ˈbʏʁɡɐˌveːʁən]

/[ˈbʏʁɡɐˌveːʁən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bürgerwehren” is uncommon German (frequency #66,086 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,086
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bürgerwehr

Key facts for Bürgerwehren
PropertyValue
HeadwordBürgerwehren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʏʁɡɐˌveːʁən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#66,086
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bürgerwehren” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Bürgerwehren lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bürgerwehren is uncommon German at frequency #66,086 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʏʁɡɐˌveːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Bürgerwehren in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bürgerwehren, spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R-W-E-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bürgerwehr
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Bürgerwehr
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bürgerwehr
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Bürgerwehr

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 "Bürgerwehren"?
"Bürgerwehren" is spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R-W-E-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʏʁɡɐˌveːʁən].
What does "Bürgerwehren" mean?
As a noun, "Bürgerwehren" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bürgerwehr
How do you pronounce "Bürgerwehren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bürgerwehren" is [ˈbʏʁɡɐˌveːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bürgerwehren" come from?
"Bürgerwehren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Bürgerwehren”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-Ü-R-G-E-R-W-E-H-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbʏʁɡɐˌveːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list