BOL

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The verdict

“BOL” is uncommon German (frequency #64,126 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,126
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Beginning Of Life (bei Start / Inbetriebnahme)

Key facts for BOL
PropertyValue
HeadwordBOL
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#64,126
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “BOL” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). BOL lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

BOL is uncommon German at frequency #64,126 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Beginning Of Life (bei Start / Inbetriebnahme)".

BOL doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is BOL, spelled B-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beginning Of Life (bei Start / Inbetriebnahme)

Antonyms

EOL

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 "BOL"?
"BOL" is spelled B-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "BOL" mean?
As an abbreviation, "BOL" means: Beginning Of Life (bei Start / Inbetriebnahme)
How do you pronounce "BOL"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "BOL" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "BOL" come from?
"BOL" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “BOL”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list