Burggraben

[ˈbʊʁkˌɡʁaːbn̩]

/[ˈbʊʁkˌɡʁaːbn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Burggraben” is uncommon German (frequency #92,729 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,729
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - defensiver, um eine Burg herum ausgehobener Graben, der oft mit Wasser gefüllt ist/war

Corpus desk

Index DE-burggraben · Burggraben · German

Burggraben · rank #92,729 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,729
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bundeslade

Nearest frequency peer: Bundeslade (-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 „Burggraben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Burggraben
PropertyValue
HeadwordBurggraben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊʁkˌɡʁaːbn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,729
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Burggraben“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Burggrabenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bundeslade“ (#92,728), „Buschwerk“ (#92,730), „Busspuren“ (#92,731). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Burggraben“ bei #92,729. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Burggraben is uncommon German at frequency #92,729 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʊʁkˌɡʁaːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Burggraben, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Burggraben, spelled B-U-R-G-G-R-A-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    defensiver, um eine Burg herum ausgehobener Graben, der oft mit Wasser gefüllt ist/war
  2. 2
    Summe der Faktoren, die für einen längeren Zeitraum eine unüberwindliche ökonomische Hürde für das Entstehen möglicher Konkurrenten bildet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Burggraben schützt die Burg vor Eindringlingen.
  2. „Im Tal floss der Dnjepr-Strom und umgab Smolensk wie ein Burggraben.“

This word in other languages

moat(English)

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 "Burggraben"?
"Burggraben" is spelled B-U-R-G-G-R-A-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊʁkˌɡʁaːbn̩].
What does "Burggraben" mean?
As a noun, "Burggraben" means: defensiver, um eine Burg herum ausgehobener Graben, der oft mit Wasser gefüllt ist/war
How do you pronounce "Burggraben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Burggraben" is [ˈbʊʁkˌɡʁaːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Burggraben" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bundeslade#92,728Brotmesser#92,724Brieftaube#92,722Champignon#92,741

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list