Boccia
[ˈbɔt͡ʃa]
The verdict
“Boccia” is uncommon German (frequency #94,055 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,055
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Italien stammendes Spiel, bei dem auf speziellen Bahnen eigene Kugeln möglichst präzise an eine kleine Zielkugel geworfen werden müssen (auch paralympische Sportart)
Corpus desk
Index DE-boccia · Boccia · German
Boccia · rank #94,055 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,055
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH BMU
Nearest frequency peer: BMU (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Boccia“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Bluts
Bluts
5,950 corpus weight
- Bluttransfu…
Bluttransfusionen
5,949 corpus weight
- BMU
BMU
5,947 corpus weight
- Boccia
Boccia
5,946 corpus weight
- Bodenperson…
Bodenpersonal
5,945 corpus weight
- Bombenansch…
Bombenanschlägen
5,942 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Boccia“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Boccia |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɔt͡ʃa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #94,055 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Boccia“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Boccia is uncommon German at frequency #94,055 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɔt͡ʃa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus Italien stammendes Spiel, bei dem auf speziellen Bahnen eigene Kugeln möglichst präzise an eine kleine Zielkugel geworfen werden müssen (auch paralympische Sportart)".
Zero misspellings are on record for Boccia in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Boccia, spelled B-O-C-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1aus Italien stammendes Spiel, bei dem auf speziellen Bahnen eigene Kugeln möglichst präzise an eine kleine Zielkugel geworfen werden müssen (auch paralympische Sportart)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Boccia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In den kommenden Tagen kämpfen die Teilnehmer in Sportarten wie Fußball und Leichtathletik, aber auch in exotischeren Disziplinen wie Boccia und Bowling um Medaillen.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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