Bohème
German, noun[boˈɛːm]
Bohème is spelled B-O-H-È-M-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 61,377th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bohème is a German feminine noun meaning “bohemian society” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Milieu, vor allem der Künstler, das sich nicht an bürgerliche Konventionen gebunden fühlt”.
What does Bohème mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebohemian society
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Milieu, vor allem der Künstler, das sich nicht an bürgerliche Konventionen gebunden fühlt
noun: 1. Das stereotypische Pariser Künstlermilieu der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts, gekennzeichnet durch Armut, Hunger, Wertschätzung der Freundschaft, Idealisierung der Kunst und Geringschätzung des Geldes (ein literarischer Topos) 2. Davon abgeleitet: Großstädtisches Künstler- und Intellektuellenmilieu mit Zügen eines Prekariats
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bohème
- Boheme alternative
- Bohème alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bohème?
- [boˈɛːm]
- [boˈhɛːm]
- [boˈeːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bohème in German?
Bohème appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).