Volksbildung

[ˈfɔlksˌbɪldʊŋ]

/[ˈfɔlksˌbɪldʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Volksbildung” is uncommon German (frequency #51,004 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,004
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Aktivität zur) Vermehrung des Wissens in der Gesellschaft außerhalb des klassischen (Hoch-)Schulwesens

Corpus desk

Index DE-volksbildung · Volksbildung · German

Volksbildung · rank #51,004 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,004
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vollzählig

Nearest frequency peer: vollzählig (+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 „Volksbildung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Volksbildung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolksbildung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔlksˌbɪldʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#51,004
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Volksbildung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Volksbildungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vollzählig“ (#51,005), „Volksabstimmungen“ (#51,002), „voraussichtlichen“ (#51,006). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Volksbildung“ bei #51,004. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Volksbildung is uncommon German at frequency #51,004 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔlksˌbɪldʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Volksbildung in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Volksbildung, spelled V-O-L-K-S-B-I-L-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Aktivität zur) Vermehrung des Wissens in der Gesellschaft außerhalb des klassischen (Hoch-)Schulwesens
  2. 2
    organisierte [1] in der DDR

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Wir, so stellte sich heraus, bestand aus Kristín plus drei älteren Damen aus Stykkishólmur, die sich regelmäßig trafen, um über Literatur, Politik und verschiedene drängende Fortschrittsthemen wie allgemeine Volksbildung, Schulwesen und den Bau von Krankenhäusern zu reden, und über Frauenrechte.“

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 "Volksbildung"?
"Volksbildung" is spelled V-O-L-K-S-B-I-L-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔlksˌbɪldʊŋ].
What does "Volksbildung" mean?
As a noun, "Volksbildung" means: (Aktivität zur) Vermehrung des Wissens in der Gesellschaft außerhalb des klassischen (Hoch-)Schulwesens
How do you pronounce "Volksbildung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volksbildung" is [ˈfɔlksˌbɪldʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Volksbildung" come from?
"Volksbildung" 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 "Volksbildung", 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