Bodden

[ˈbɔdn̩]

/[ˈbɔdn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Bodden” is uncommon German (frequency #61,363 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,363
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - flache Bucht, vom offenen Meer durch Landzungen abgetrennt

Corpus desk

Index DE-bodden · Bodden · German

Bodden · rank #61,363 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,363
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH boku

Nearest frequency peer: boku (+2 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 „Bodden“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Bodden“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bodden
PropertyValue
HeadwordBodden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɔdn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,363
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bodden“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Boddenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „boku“ (#61,365), „Bildungsministerin“ (#61,359), „Bosnisch“ (#61,367). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bodden“ bei #61,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bodden is uncommon German at frequency #61,363 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɔdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "flache Bucht, vom offenen Meer durch Landzungen abgetrennt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Bodden in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bodden, spelled B-O-D-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    flache Bucht, vom offenen Meer durch Landzungen abgetrennt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der Kirr war eine kleine Insel im Bodden, jenem Gewässer, das den Darß vom Festland trennt.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bodden"?
"Bodden" is spelled B-O-D-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɔdn̩].
What does "Bodden" mean?
As a noun, "Bodden" means: flache Bucht, vom offenen Meer durch Landzungen abgetrennt
How do you pronounce "Bodden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bodden" is [ˈbɔdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bodden" come from?
"Bodden" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list