Büttel

[ˈbʏtl̩]

/[ˈbʏtl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Büttel” is uncommon German (frequency #63,198 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,198
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerichtsdiener, Gerichtsbote

Corpus desk

Index DE-buttel · Büttel · German

Büttel · rank #63,198 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,198
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bürstadt

Nearest frequency peer: Bürstadt (-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 „Büttel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Büttel
PropertyValue
HeadwordBüttel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʏtl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,198
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Büttel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bürstadt“ (#63,197), „butcher“ (#63,196), „capitaine“ (#63,201). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Büttel“ bei #63,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Büttel is uncommon German at frequency #63,198 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʏtl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Büttel in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Büttel, spelled B-Ü-T-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerichtsdiener, Gerichtsbote
  2. 2
    Polizist
  3. 3
    Person, die zu niedrigen Diensten missbraucht wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wer seinen Kopf auf den Richtblock legte, fand relativ schnell den Tod; wen die Büttel auf das Rad flochten, starb erst, nachdem ihm jeder Knochen im Leib gebrochen war.
  2. Über die im Mittelalter ebenfalls zu den Unehrlichen zählenden Scharfrichter, Henker und Büttel, so weist Wolf nach, kam das Rotwelsch in die städtischen Frauenhäuser, deren Beaufsichtigung im Mittelalter oft dem Henker oder Büttel anvertraut war.

This word in other languages

bailiff(English)bourreau(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 "Büttel"?
"Büttel" is spelled B-Ü-T-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʏtl̩].
What does "Büttel" mean?
As a noun, "Büttel" means: Gerichtsdiener, Gerichtsbote
How do you pronounce "Büttel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Büttel" is [ˈbʏtl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Büttel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list