Burkini

[ˌbʊʁˈkiːni]

/[ˌbʊʁˈkiːni]/ noun

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The verdict

“Burkini” is uncommon German (frequency #70,115 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,115
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine zu islamischen Kleidungsvorschriften konforme, den gesamten Körper verhüllende Badekleidung für Frauen

Corpus desk

Index DE-burkini · Burkini · German

Burkini · rank #70,115 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,115
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Burgstall

Nearest frequency peer: Burgstall (-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 „Burkini“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Burkini
PropertyValue
HeadwordBurkini
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌbʊʁˈkiːni]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,115
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Burkini“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Burkinifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Burgstall“ (#70,114), „BWB“ (#70,116), „Bungalows“ (#70,113). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Burkini“ bei #70,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Burkini is uncommon German at frequency #70,115 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌbʊʁˈkiːni]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine zu islamischen Kleidungsvorschriften konforme, den gesamten Körper verhüllende Badekleidung für Frauen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Burkini, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Burkini, spelled B-U-R-K-I-N-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine zu islamischen Kleidungsvorschriften konforme, den gesamten Körper verhüllende Badekleidung für Frauen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im Konflikt zwischen der Glaubensfreiheit und dem staatlichen Bildungsauftrag hat das Bundesverwaltungsgericht in Leipzig zugunsten des Bildungsauftrags entschieden. Konkret ging es um die Frage, ob muslimischen Schülerinnen ein gemeinsamer Schwimmunterricht von Jungen und Mädchen zugemutet werden kann, ohne ihr Schamgefühl und ihre Glaubensregeln zu ver…
  2. Burkinis, die Ganzkörperbadeanzüge für muslimische Frauen, werden nicht flächendeckend in den Berliner Bädern zugelassen.

Synonyms

Ganzkörperbadeanzug

This word in other languages

burqini(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 "Burkini"?
"Burkini" is spelled B-U-R-K-I-N-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌbʊʁˈkiːni].
What does "Burkini" mean?
As a noun, "Burkini" means: eine zu islamischen Kleidungsvorschriften konforme, den gesamten Körper verhüllende Badekleidung für Frauen
How do you pronounce "Burkini"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Burkini" is [ˌbʊʁˈkiːni]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Burkini" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

collect#70,135customs#70,144belesen#70,072Eismann#70,194

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list