Bobs

[bɔps]

/[bɔps]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bobs” is uncommon German (frequency #58,635 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,635
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bob

Key facts for Bobs
PropertyValue
HeadwordBobs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bɔps]
Letters4
Frequency rank#58,635
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bobs” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Bobs lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bobs is uncommon German at frequency #58,635 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bɔps]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bobs, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Bobs, spelled B-O-B-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bob
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bob
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Bob
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bob
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Bob

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 "Bobs"?
"Bobs" is spelled B-O-B-S. The IPA pronunciation is [bɔps].
What does "Bobs" mean?
As a noun, "Bobs" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bob
How do you pronounce "Bobs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bobs" is [bɔps]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bobs" come from?
"Bobs" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Bobs”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-O-B-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bɔps] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list