Bobby

[ˈbɔbi]

/[ˈbɔbi]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bobby” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,616. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,616
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - englischer Polizist

Corpus desk

Index DE-bobby · Bobby · German

Bobby · rank #11,616 · 6 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,616
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH blickte

Nearest frequency peer: blickte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Bobby“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Bobby“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Bobby vs boy
40% similar
Bobby vs body
40% similar
Bobby vs bobo
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Bobby
PropertyValue
HeadwordBobby
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɔbi]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,616
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bobby“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bobbyliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „blickte“ (#11,615), „Boeing“ (#11,617), „Blei“ (#11,614). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bobby“ bei #11,616. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Bobby (IPA [ˈbɔbi]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,616 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "englischer Polizist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bobby, with forms such as "bbobby", "bboby", and "bobbyy". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "boy", "body", "bobo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bobby, spelled B-O-B-B-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    englischer Polizist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Bobbys tragen traditionell keine Schusswaffen, sondern nur Schlagstöcke.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbobby
  • bboby
  • bobbyy
  • boby
  • bobyb
  • obbby

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bobby - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbobby1bboby2bobbyy1boby1bobyb2obbby2
Edit distance from "Bobby"

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 "Bobby"?
"Bobby" is spelled B-O-B-B-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɔbi].
What does "Bobby" mean?
As a noun, "Bobby" means: englischer Polizist
What words are commonly confused with "Bobby"?
"Bobby" is commonly confused with "boy", "body", "bobo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bobby"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bobby" is [ˈbɔbi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bobby" come from?
"Bobby" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bobby", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

break#11,619Clown#11,625edlen#11,634Atlas#11,596

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Hack6 variantsVers6 variantskick6 variantsLucy6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list