Boden

/[ˈboːdn̩]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#824

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Boden is aGermannoun. It means: die Erdoberfläche Pronounced [ˈboːdn̩]. It ranks #824 in German word frequency. Often confused with bon and böse.

Key facts for Boden
PropertyValue
HeadwordBoden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈboːdn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#824
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Boden in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Boden is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈboːdn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #824 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Boden, with forms such as "bboden", "bdoen", and "bodden". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bon", "böse", "Bonn", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Boden, spelled B-O-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Erdoberfläche
  2. 2
    die oberste Schicht der Erdkruste
  3. 3
    unterer Abschluss eines Gefäßes
  4. 4
    Dachboden
  5. 5
    Erdboden oder Fußboden
  6. 6
    Gebiet, Besitz
  7. 7
    Grundlage, Basis
  8. 8
    Tortenboden

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bboden,bdoen,bodden,bodenn,bodne,boedn,obden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Boden

Misspelling Variants of "Boden"

bboden6bdoen5bodden6bodenn6bodne5boedn5obden5
Misspelling Variants of "Boden"

Frequency rank: #824 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Boden"?
"Boden" is spelled B-O-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboːdn̩].
What does "Boden" mean?
As a noun, "Boden" means: die Erdoberfläche
What words are commonly confused with "Boden"?
"Boden" is commonly confused with "bon", "böse", "Bonn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Boden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Boden" is [ˈboːdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Boden" come from?
"Boden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.