Burgstall

[ˈbʊʁkˌʃtal]

/[ˈbʊʁkˌʃtal]/ noun

The verdict

“Burgstall” is uncommon German (frequency #70,114 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,114
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abgegangene (d. h. nicht mehr vorhandene) befestigte mittelalterliche Anlage

Corpus desk

Index DE-burgstall · Burgstall · German

Burgstall · rank #70,114 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,114
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bungalows

Nearest frequency peer: Bungalows (-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 „Burgstall“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Burgstall
PropertyValue
HeadwordBurgstall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊʁkˌʃtal]
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,114
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Burgstall“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Burgstallfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bungalows“ (#70,113), „Burkini“ (#70,115), „BWB“ (#70,116). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Burgstall“ bei #70,114. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Burgstall is uncommon German at frequency #70,114 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʊʁkˌʃtal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "abgegangene (d. h. nicht mehr vorhandene) befestigte mittelalterliche Anlage".

No misspelling variants are generated for Burgstall in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Burgstall, spelled B-U-R-G-S-T-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    abgegangene (d. h. nicht mehr vorhandene) befestigte mittelalterliche Anlage

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Im Burgstall soll ein Schatz vergraben sein; der Berg soll hohl sein und noch allerlei Gänge und gewölbte Keller enthalten.“

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 "Burgstall"?
"Burgstall" is spelled B-U-R-G-S-T-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊʁkˌʃtal].
What does "Burgstall" mean?
As a noun, "Burgstall" means: abgegangene (d. h. nicht mehr vorhandene) befestigte mittelalterliche Anlage
How do you pronounce "Burgstall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Burgstall" is [ˈbʊʁkˌʃtal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list