bitterböse

[ˌbɪtɐˈbøːzə]

/[ˌbɪtɐˈbøːzə]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von starker, verletzender Boshaftigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-bitterbose · bitterböse · German

bitterböse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" 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 bitterböse
PropertyValue
Headwordbitterböse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌbɪtɐˈbøːzə]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bitterböse“ im Deutschen

bitterböseschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bitterböse is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌbɪtɐˈbøːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von starker, verletzender Boshaftigkeit".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bitterböse, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is bitterböse, spelled B-I-T-T-E-R-B-Ö-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    von starker, verletzender Boshaftigkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Da mit der Peitsch’ herzu sich schlich // Der bitterböse Friederich.“
  2. Seine bitterböse Bemerkung tat ihr in der Seele weh.

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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 "bitterböse"?
"bitterböse" is spelled B-I-T-T-E-R-B-Ö-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌbɪtɐˈbøːzə].
What does "bitterböse" mean?
As an adjective, "bitterböse" means: von starker, verletzender Boshaftigkeit
How do you pronounce "bitterböse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bitterböse" is [ˌbɪtɐˈbøːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bitterböse" come from?
"bitterböse" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list