Großer Bär
[ˌɡʁoːsɐ ˈbɛːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Großer Bär” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein am Nachthimmel der Nordhalbkugel sichtbares Sternbild
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Index DE-gro-er-bar · Großer Bär · German
Großer Bär · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Großer Bär |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌɡʁoːsɐ ˈbɛːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Großer Bär“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Großer Bär is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌɡʁoːsɐ ˈbɛːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein am Nachthimmel der Nordhalbkugel sichtbares Sternbild".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Großer Bär, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 Großer Bär, spelled G-R-O-S-S-E-R- -B-Ä-R.
Definition
- 1ein am Nachthimmel der Nordhalbkugel sichtbares Sternbild
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Großer Bär appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Reise zu den beiden kürzlich in den Sternbildern Jungfrau und Großer Bär entdeckten, 30 Lichtjahre entfernten Planeten würde unter den angenommenen Bedingungen folglich rund 9000 Jahre dauern.
„Großer Bär, komm herab, zottige Nacht, Wolkenpelztier mit den alten Augen, Steranenaugen", beginnt Ingeborg Bachmann ihr Gedicht „Anrufung des Großen Bären".
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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.