Bojar
[boˈjaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Bojar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger des Hochadels im alten Russland, der unter dem Rang eines Fürsten oder Zaren stand
Corpus desk
Index DE-bojar · Bojar · German
Bojar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bojar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [boˈjaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bojar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bojar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [boˈjaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bojar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Bojar, spelled B-O-J-A-R.
Definition
- 1Angehöriger des Hochadels im alten Russland, der unter dem Rang eines Fürsten oder Zaren stand
- 2Großgrundbesitzer adliger Herkunft in Rumänien und Bulgarien
- 3adliger Großgrundbesitzer in Litauen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bojar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Iwan konsolidierte seinen Staat durch die berüchtigte Opritschnina, die Herrschaft mittels einer Art Geheimpolizei; so wollte er die Macht der Bojaren, des Adels, brechen.“
Manche Leute waren der Meinung, die Bojaren zum Teufel jagen zu müssen.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.