Weißbuch
[ˈvaɪ̯sˌbuːx]
The verdict
“Weißbuch” 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) - Zusammenstellung von Unterlagen zu einem bestimmten Themengebiet als Grundlage für Planungen (unter anderem in der Politik)
Corpus desk
Index DE-wei-buch · Weißbuch · German
Weißbuch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | Weißbuch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯sˌbuːx] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Weißbuch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Weißbuch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvaɪ̯sˌbuːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zusammenstellung von Unterlagen zu einem bestimmten Themengebiet als Grundlage für Planungen (unter anderem in der Politik)".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Weißbuch in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Weißbuch, spelled W-E-I-S-S-B-U-C-H.
Definition
- 1Zusammenstellung von Unterlagen zu einem bestimmten Themengebiet als Grundlage für Planungen (unter anderem in der Politik)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Weißbuch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zwölf Jahre sind seit der Veröffentlichung des letzten Weißbuches zur Sicherheitspolitik Deutschlands und zur Lage der Bundeswehr vergangen.“
„Linlithgow wiegte sich in Sicherheit und ließ 1943 ein Weißbuch veröffentlichen, in dem er Gandhi die Schuld für die August-Revolution anlastete.“
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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.