Bockspringen
[ˈbɔkˌʃpʁɪŋən]
The verdict
“Bockspringen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sport, Spiel: ein weltweit verbreitetes Kinderspiel, das auch in den Sport Eingang gefunden hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-bockspringen · Bockspringen · German
Bockspringen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bockspringen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɔkˌʃpʁɪŋən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bockspringen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bockspringen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɔkˌʃpʁɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sport, Spiel: ein weltweit verbreitetes Kinderspiel, das auch in den Sport Eingang gefunden hat".
Zero misspellings are on record for Bockspringen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bockspringen, spelled B-O-C-K-S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Sport, Spiel: ein weltweit verbreitetes Kinderspiel, das auch in den Sport Eingang gefunden hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bockspringen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beim Bockspringen rannte ich oft den Bock um.
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.