Messbuch
[ˈmɛsˌbuːx]
The verdict
“Messbuch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wichtigstes liturgisches Buch für die Messfeier, in welchem vor allem die Gebete und Handlungsanweisungen für den Priester stehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-messbuch · Messbuch · German
Messbuch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Messbuch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɛsˌbuːx] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Messbuch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Messbuch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɛsˌbuːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wichtigstes liturgisches Buch für die Messfeier, in welchem vor allem die Gebete und Handlungsanweisungen für den Priester stehen".
Messbuch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Messbuch, spelled M-E-S-S-B-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1wichtigstes liturgisches Buch für die Messfeier, in welchem vor allem die Gebete und Handlungsanweisungen für den Priester stehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Messbuch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der vorkonziliaren Liturgie wurde das Messbuch während der Messe von der einen zur anderen Altarseite gelegt.
Die maßgebliche Ausgabe des Messbuchs ist lateinisch und wird in zahlreiche Sprachen übersetzt.
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.