böhmisch

[ˈbøːmɪʃ]

/[ˈbøːmɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“böhmisch” is uncommon German (frequency #56,849 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,849
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich auf Böhmen beziehend, aus Böhmen kommend

Corpus desk

Index DE-bohmisch · böhmisch · German

böhmisch · rank #56,849 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,849
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH börsennotiert…

Nearest frequency peer: börsennotierten (+1 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 „böhmisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for böhmisch
PropertyValue
Headwordböhmisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbøːmɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,849
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „böhmisch“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.böhmischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „börsennotierten“ (#56,850), „Bundeswehrsoldaten“ (#56,847), „Bürgerrechtsbewegung“ (#56,851). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „böhmisch“ bei #56,849. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

böhmisch is uncommon German at frequency #56,849 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbøːmɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich auf Böhmen beziehend, aus Böhmen kommend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for böhmisch, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is böhmisch, spelled B-Ö-H-M-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich auf Böhmen beziehend, aus Böhmen kommend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Universität von Prag wurde vom römisch-deutschen Kaiser und böhmischen König Karl IV. gegründet.
  2. Die böhmische Küche ist der Österreichischen sehr ähnlich.

This word in other languages

Bohemian(English)bohémien(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 "böhmisch"?
"böhmisch" is spelled B-Ö-H-M-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbøːmɪʃ].
What does "böhmisch" mean?
As an adjective, "böhmisch" means: sich auf Böhmen beziehend, aus Böhmen kommend
How do you pronounce "böhmisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "böhmisch" is [ˈbøːmɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "böhmisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

brownies#56,839blättert#56,829dolphins#56,899dümmlich#56,914

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list