Normalbürger

[nɔʁˈmaːlˌbʏʁɡɐ]

/[nɔʁˈmaːlˌbʏʁɡɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Normalbürger” is uncommon German (frequency #59,931 among 1,954 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,931
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bürger mit durchschnittlicher Bildung, durchschnittlichem Einkommen ...

Corpus desk

Index DE-normalburger · Normalbürger · German

Normalbürger · rank #59,931 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,931
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nordkoreaner

Nearest frequency peer: Nordkoreaner (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Normalbürger“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Normalbürger“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Normalbürger
PropertyValue
HeadwordNormalbürger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[nɔʁˈmaːlˌbʏʁɡɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#59,931
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Normalbürger“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Normalbürgerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Nordkoreaner“ (#59,930), „novels“ (#59,932), „niederdeutsche“ (#59,929). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „Normalbürger“ bei #59,931. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Normalbürger is uncommon German at frequency #59,931 among 1,954 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [nɔʁˈmaːlˌbʏʁɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bürger mit durchschnittlicher Bildung, durchschnittlichem Einkommen ...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Normalbürger, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Normalbürger, spelled N-O-R-M-A-L-B-Ü-R-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bürger mit durchschnittlicher Bildung, durchschnittlichem Einkommen ...

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Normalbürger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Auch der Normalbürger kann sich dort über seine Themen umfassend informieren, neue Werke und Gattungen kennenlernen.“
  2. „Früher ließen die Yakuza die Normalbürger in Ruhe, doch das ist lange her.“

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Normalbürger"?
"Normalbürger" is spelled N-O-R-M-A-L-B-Ü-R-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [nɔʁˈmaːlˌbʏʁɡɐ].
What does "Normalbürger" mean?
As a noun, "Normalbürger" means: Bürger mit durchschnittlicher Bildung, durchschnittlichem Einkommen ...
How do you pronounce "Normalbürger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Normalbürger" is [nɔʁˈmaːlˌbʏʁɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Normalbürger" come from?
"Normalbürger" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Normalbürger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list