bobcat

[ˈbɒbˌkæt]

/[ˈbɒbˌkæt]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Rotluchs; eine Luchsart, deren Verbreitungsgebiet vom südlichen Kanada bis zum Norden Mexikos reicht

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Index DE-bobcat · bobcat · German

bobcat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 bobcat
PropertyValue
Headwordbobcat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɒbˌkæt]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bobcat“ im Deutschen

bobcatliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bobcat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɒbˌkæt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Rotluchs; eine Luchsart, deren Verbreitungsgebiet vom südlichen Kanada bis zum Norden Mexikos reicht".

No misspelling variants are generated for bobcat in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 bobcat, spelled B-O-B-C-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Rotluchs; eine Luchsart, deren Verbreitungsgebiet vom südlichen Kanada bis zum Norden Mexikos reicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "With a gray to brown coat, whiskered face, and black-tufted ears, the bobcat resembles the other species of the mid-sized Lynx genus."

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 "bobcat"?
"bobcat" is spelled B-O-B-C-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɒbˌkæt].
What does "bobcat" mean?
As a noun, "bobcat" means: der Rotluchs; eine Luchsart, deren Verbreitungsgebiet vom südlichen Kanada bis zum Norden Mexikos reicht
How do you pronounce "bobcat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bobcat" is [ˈbɒbˌkæt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bobcat" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list