Buttermesser
[ˈbʊtɐˌmɛsɐ]
The verdict
“Buttermesser” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Zerteilen und Streichen von Butter gefertigtes Messer
Corpus desk
Index DE-buttermesser · Buttermesser · German
Buttermesser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Buttermesser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʊtɐˌmɛsɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Buttermesser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Buttermesser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʊtɐˌmɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zum Zerteilen und Streichen von Butter gefertigtes Messer".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Buttermesser, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 Buttermesser, spelled B-U-T-T-E-R-M-E-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1zum Zerteilen und Streichen von Butter gefertigtes Messer
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Buttermesser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Beim Anblick der Polizeibeamten ergriff Mathias B. in Panik ein auf dem Tisch liegendes Buttermesser, will es aber sofort wieder weggeworfen haben.“
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.