Drehbuch

/[ˈdʁeːˌbuːx]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,593

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Drehbuch is aGermannoun. It means: Verzeichnis der gesprochenen Texte und der Regieanweisungen für einen Film Pronounced [ˈdʁeːˌbuːx]. It ranks #7,593 in German word frequency. Often confused with Drehbücher.

Key facts for Drehbuch
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrehbuch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁeːˌbuːx]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,593
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Drehbuch in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Drehbuch is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʁeːˌbuːx]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,593 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Drehbuch, with forms such as "ddrehbuch", "derhbuch", and "drebhuch". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Drehbücher", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Drehbuch, spelled D-R-E-H-B-U-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verzeichnis der gesprochenen Texte und der Regieanweisungen für einen Film
  2. 2
    detailliert ausgearbeiteter Plan für ein Vorhaben

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddrehbuch,derhbuch,drebhuch,drehbbuch,drehbcuh,drehbucch,drehbuchh,drehbuhc,drehhbuch,drehubch,drhebuch,drrehbuch,rdehbuch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Drehbuch

Misspelling Variants of "Drehbuch"

ddrehbuch9derhbuch8drebhuch8drehbbuch9drehbcuh8drehbucch9drehbuchh9drehbuhc8
Misspelling Variants of "Drehbuch"

Frequency rank: #7,593 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Drehbuch"?
"Drehbuch" is spelled D-R-E-H-B-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁeːˌbuːx].
What does "Drehbuch" mean?
As a noun, "Drehbuch" means: Verzeichnis der gesprochenen Texte und der Regieanweisungen für einen Film
What words are commonly confused with "Drehbuch"?
"Drehbuch" is commonly confused with "Drehbücher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Drehbuch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drehbuch" is [ˈdʁeːˌbuːx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drehbuch" come from?
"Drehbuch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.