Büstenhalter

[ˈbʏstn̩ˌhaltɐ]

/[ˈbʏstn̩ˌhaltɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Büstenhalter” is uncommon German (frequency #98,253 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,253
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kleidungsstück, welches die Brüste einer Frau stützen soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-bustenhalter · Büstenhalter · German

Büstenhalter · rank #98,253 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,253
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bürozeiten

Nearest frequency peer: Bürozeiten (-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 „Büstenhalter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Büstenhalter
PropertyValue
HeadwordBüstenhalter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʏstn̩ˌhaltɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#98,253
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Büstenhalter“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Büstenhalterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bürozeiten“ (#98,252), „Börsianer“ (#98,250), „Börsenmakler“ (#98,249). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Büstenhalter“ bei #98,253. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Büstenhalter is uncommon German at frequency #98,253 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʏstn̩ˌhaltɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kleidungsstück, welches die Brüste einer Frau stützen soll".

Zero misspellings are on record for Büstenhalter in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Büstenhalter, spelled B-Ü-S-T-E-N-H-A-L-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kleidungsstück, welches die Brüste einer Frau stützen soll

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es gibt viele verschiedene Größen von Büstenhaltern.
  2. „Wir machten den Vorschlag, sie solle es ausziehen, was sie tat, wobei sie eine tolle Figur enthüllte, durch reinseidene Strümpfe, einen Büstenhalter und einen blauen Schlüpfer verschönt.“

Synonyms

BraBHZwillingsmützeBusenhalter

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); 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 "Büstenhalter"?
"Büstenhalter" is spelled B-Ü-S-T-E-N-H-A-L-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʏstn̩ˌhaltɐ].
What does "Büstenhalter" mean?
As a noun, "Büstenhalter" means: Kleidungsstück, welches die Brüste einer Frau stützen soll
How do you pronounce "Büstenhalter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Büstenhalter" is [ˈbʏstn̩ˌhaltɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Büstenhalter" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list