siebenbürgisch

[ziːbn̩ˈbʏʁɡɪʃ]

/[ziːbn̩ˈbʏʁɡɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“siebenbürgisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Region Siebenbürgen oder ihre Bewohner betreffend, zu ihr gehörend, aus ihr stammend

Corpus desk

Index DE-siebenburgisch · siebenbürgisch · German

siebenbürgisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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.

Key facts for siebenbürgisch
PropertyValue
Headwordsiebenbürgisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ziːbn̩ˈbʏʁɡɪʃ]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „siebenbürgisch“ im Deutschen

siebenbürgischliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

siebenbürgisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ziːbn̩ˈbʏʁɡɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Region Siebenbürgen oder ihre Bewohner betreffend, zu ihr gehörend, aus ihr stammend".

No generated misspelling entries exist for siebenbürgisch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 siebenbürgisch, spelled S-I-E-B-E-N-B-Ü-R-G-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Region Siebenbürgen oder ihre Bewohner betreffend, zu ihr gehörend, aus ihr stammend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ein Teil der Stände stellte sich gegen Ferdinand und wählte am 10. November 1526 den siebenbürgischen Fürsten Johann Zápolya zum König.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "siebenbürgisch"?
"siebenbürgisch" is spelled S-I-E-B-E-N-B-Ü-R-G-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ziːbn̩ˈbʏʁɡɪʃ].
What does "siebenbürgisch" mean?
As an adjective, "siebenbürgisch" means: die Region Siebenbürgen oder ihre Bewohner betreffend, zu ihr gehörend, aus ihr stammend
How do you pronounce "siebenbürgisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "siebenbürgisch" is [ziːbn̩ˈbʏʁɡɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "siebenbürgisch" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list