Suchbegriff

[ˈzuːxbəˌɡʁɪf]

/[ˈzuːxbəˌɡʁɪf]/ noun

The verdict

“Suchbegriff” is an uncommon German word, ranked #61,074 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#61,074
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Begriff, nach dem in einem Medium (zum Beispiel: Handbuch, Internet, Lexikon) gesucht wird

Key facts for Suchbegriff
PropertyValue
HeadwordSuchbegriff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzuːxbəˌɡʁɪf]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,074
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Suchbegriff” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Suchbegriff lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Suchbegriff is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzuːxbəˌɡʁɪf]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,074 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Begriff, nach dem in einem Medium (zum Beispiel: Handbuch, Internet, Lexikon) gesucht wird".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Suchbegriff, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Suchbegriff, spelled S-U-C-H-B-E-G-R-I-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Begriff, nach dem in einem Medium (zum Beispiel: Handbuch, Internet, Lexikon) gesucht wird

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); 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 "Suchbegriff"?
"Suchbegriff" is spelled S-U-C-H-B-E-G-R-I-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzuːxbəˌɡʁɪf].
What does "Suchbegriff" mean?
As a noun, "Suchbegriff" means: Begriff, nach dem in einem Medium (zum Beispiel: Handbuch, Internet, Lexikon) gesucht wird
How do you pronounce "Suchbegriff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Suchbegriff" is [ˈzuːxbəˌɡʁɪf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Suchbegriff" come from?
"Suchbegriff" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Suchbegriff”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-U-C-H-B-E-G-R-I-F-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzuːxbəˌɡʁɪf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list