Bürokrat
[ˌbyʁoˈkʁaːt]
The verdict
“Bürokrat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der Vorschriften und Bestimmungen kleinlich genau auslegt und anwendet
Corpus desk
Index DE-burokrat · Bürokrat · German
Bürokrat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bürokrat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌbyʁoˈkʁaːt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bürokrat“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bürokrat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌbyʁoˈkʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der Vorschriften und Bestimmungen kleinlich genau auslegt und anwendet".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bürokrat, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bürokrat, spelled B-Ü-R-O-K-R-A-T.
Definition
- 1jemand, der Vorschriften und Bestimmungen kleinlich genau auslegt und anwendet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bürokrat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er ist ein überaus kleinlicher Bürokrat.
„Die Fantasie guter Bürokraten ist unerschöpflich.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.