Büroklammer

[byˈʁoːˌklamɐ]

/[byˈʁoːˌklamɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Büroklammer” is uncommon German (frequency #90,077 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,077
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Klammer aus Metalldraht oder Kunststoff, die Papierblätter zusammenhält

Corpus desk

Index DE-buroklammer · Büroklammer · German

Büroklammer · rank #90,077 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,077
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Calvados

Nearest frequency peer: Calvados (+2 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 „Büroklammer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Büroklammer
PropertyValue
HeadwordBüroklammer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[byˈʁoːˌklamɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#90,077
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Büroklammer“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Calvados“ (#90,079), „Campingplätzen“ (#90,081), „capito“ (#90,083). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Büroklammer“ bei #90,077. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Büroklammer is uncommon German at frequency #90,077 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [byˈʁoːˌklamɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Klammer aus Metalldraht oder Kunststoff, die Papierblätter zusammenhält".

No misspelling variants are generated for Büroklammer in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Büroklammer, spelled B-Ü-R-O-K-L-A-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Klammer aus Metalldraht oder Kunststoff, die Papierblätter zusammenhält

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich hefte die Blätter mit der Hilfe der Büroklammer zusammen.
  2. „Er trug sie flach hinaus, in dem steifen Bündel aus Zehnern, das an einer Ecke mit einer Büroklammer zusammengehalten wurde.“

Synonyms

BriefklammerHeftklammer

This word in other languages

paper clip(English)clip(Español)trombone(Français)

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 "Büroklammer"?
"Büroklammer" is spelled B-Ü-R-O-K-L-A-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [byˈʁoːˌklamɐ].
What does "Büroklammer" mean?
As a noun, "Büroklammer" means: Klammer aus Metalldraht oder Kunststoff, die Papierblätter zusammenhält
How do you pronounce "Büroklammer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Büroklammer" is [byˈʁoːˌklamɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Büroklammer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bettlägerig#90,043deinetwegen#90,130beobachtest#90,022Benzinpreis#90,021

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list