Boje

[ˈboːjə]

/[ˈboːjə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Boje” is uncommon German (frequency #53,550 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,550
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schwimmender Körper, der (am Grund verankert) dem Festmachen von Schiffen oder Booten dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-boje · Boje · German

Boje · rank #53,550 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,550
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bodyguards

Nearest frequency peer: Bodyguards (-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 „Boje“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Boje
PropertyValue
HeadwordBoje
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈboːjə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#53,550
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Boje“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bojefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bodyguards“ (#53,549), „Bombardement“ (#53,551), „Bludenz“ (#53,548). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Boje“ bei #53,550. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Boje is uncommon German at frequency #53,550 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈboːjə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Boje doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Boje, spelled B-O-J-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    schwimmender Körper, der (am Grund verankert) dem Festmachen von Schiffen oder Booten dient
  2. 2
    (nicht verankerte) Treibboje (beispielsweise als Instrumententräger für die Forschung)
  3. 3
    als Markierung für den Anker eines Schiffes/Bootes
  4. 4
    schwimmende (meist verankerte) Seezeichen
  5. 5
    technische Einrichtung im Inneren eines Schwimmkörpers zur Ortung, Analyse und Wasseraufbereitung rundum

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Privatbesitzern von Bojen wird empfohlen, ihre Boje und die Kette, alle 2-4 J. auf Abnützung und eventuelle Schäden zu überprüfen.“
  2. „Der Hall kam wieder, höher jetzt, klagend und verschwebend, als läute eine unsichtbare Boje warnend im Nebenmeer.“

Synonyms

AnkerbojeTreibbojeAnkerbojeTonneSonarbojeWasserdriftbojeEisdriftboje

This word in other languages

buoy(English)boya(Español)bouée(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 "Boje"?
"Boje" is spelled B-O-J-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboːjə].
What does "Boje" mean?
As a noun, "Boje" means: schwimmender Körper, der (am Grund verankert) dem Festmachen von Schiffen oder Booten dient
How do you pronounce "Boje"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Boje" is [ˈboːjə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Boje" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list