Geburtsschein
[ɡəˈbʊʁt͡sˌʃaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Geburtsschein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - amtliches Dokument, das die Geburt und Abstammung eines Kindes bescheinigt
Corpus desk
Index DE-geburtsschein · Geburtsschein · German
Geburtsschein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Geburtsschein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɡəˈbʊʁt͡sˌʃaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Geburtsschein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Geburtsschein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɡəˈbʊʁt͡sˌʃaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "amtliches Dokument, das die Geburt und Abstammung eines Kindes bescheinigt".
Geburtsschein doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Geburtsschein, spelled G-E-B-U-R-T-S-S-C-H-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1amtliches Dokument, das die Geburt und Abstammung eines Kindes bescheinigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Geburtsschein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In ihrem Geburtsschein steht ‚Vater unbekannt‘, und auch von der Mutter ist ihr nicht viel mehr geblieben als eine Keksdose mit Fotos und Dokumenten und eine Reihe unguter Erinnerungen.“
Synonyms
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.