Bohrinsel
German, noun/ˈboːɐ̯ˌʔɪnz(ə)l/
Bohrinsel is spelled B-O-H-R-I-N-S-E-L (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 98,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bohrinsel is a German feminine noun meaning “oil platform” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “künstliche Plattform im Meer, die zum Niederbringen von Bohrungen dient, meist auf der Suche nach Erdöl oder…”.
What does Bohrinsel mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoil platform
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. künstliche Plattform im Meer, die zum Niederbringen von Bohrungen dient, meist auf der Suche nach Erdöl oder Erdgas
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 Bohrinsel
- Bohrinseln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bohrinsel?
- /ˈboːɐ̯ˌʔɪnz(ə)l/
- [ˈboːɐ̯ˌʔɪnzl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bohrinsel in German?
Bohrinsel appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).