Bodenkunde

[ˈboːdn̩ˌkʊndə]

/[ˈboːdn̩ˌkʊndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bodenkunde” is uncommon German (frequency #90,057 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,057
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wissenschaft, die sich unter anderem mit der Beschaffenheit, den Eigenschaften und der Historie von Böden beschäftigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-bodenkunde · Bodenkunde · German

Bodenkunde · rank #90,057 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,057
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH BMVg

Nearest frequency peer: BMVg (-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 „Bodenkunde“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bodenkunde
PropertyValue
HeadwordBodenkunde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈboːdn̩ˌkʊndə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#90,057
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bodenkunde“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „BMVg“ (#90,055), „Blinddarmentzündung“ (#90,054), „boucher“ (#90,060). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bodenkunde“ bei #90,057. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bodenkunde is uncommon German at frequency #90,057 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈboːdn̩ˌkʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wissenschaft, die sich unter anderem mit der Beschaffenheit, den Eigenschaften und der Historie von Böden beschäftigt".

Bodenkunde doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bodenkunde, spelled B-O-D-E-N-K-U-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wissenschaft, die sich unter anderem mit der Beschaffenheit, den Eigenschaften und der Historie von Böden beschäftigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „In der Bodenkunde bezeichnet Substrat bzw. Ausgangssubstrat die Substanz, die schon vor Einsetzen der Bodenbildung vorhanden war, aus welcher der Boden hervorgegangen ist bzw. hervorgeht.“

Synonyms

PedologieBodenwissenschaft

This word in other languages

pedology(English)pédologie(Français)

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 "Bodenkunde"?
"Bodenkunde" is spelled B-O-D-E-N-K-U-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboːdn̩ˌkʊndə].
What does "Bodenkunde" mean?
As a noun, "Bodenkunde" means: Wissenschaft, die sich unter anderem mit der Beschaffenheit, den Eigenschaften und der Historie von Böden beschäftigt
How do you pronounce "Bodenkunde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bodenkunde" is [ˈboːdn̩ˌkʊndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bodenkunde" come from?
"Bodenkunde" 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 "Bodenkunde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beurlauben#90,045bestraften#90,039Chemikerin#90,092beklatscht#90,017

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list