Burggrafen

[ˈbʊʁkˌɡʁaːfn̩]

/[ˈbʊʁkˌɡʁaːfn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Burggrafen” is uncommon German (frequency #72,258 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,258
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Burggraf

Key facts for Burggrafen
PropertyValue
HeadwordBurggrafen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊʁkˌɡʁaːfn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,258
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Burggrafen” 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). Burggrafen 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

Burggrafen is uncommon German at frequency #72,258 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʊʁkˌɡʁaːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Burggrafen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Burggrafen, spelled B-U-R-G-G-R-A-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Burggraf
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Burggraf
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Burggraf
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Burggraf
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Burggraf
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Burggraf
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Burggraf

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 "Burggrafen"?
"Burggrafen" is spelled B-U-R-G-G-R-A-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊʁkˌɡʁaːfn̩].
What does "Burggrafen" mean?
As a noun, "Burggrafen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Burggraf
How do you pronounce "Burggrafen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Burggrafen" is [ˈbʊʁkˌɡʁaːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Burggrafen" come from?
"Burggrafen" 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 “Burggrafen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-U-R-G-G-R-A-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbʊʁkˌɡʁaːfn̩] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list