Bolivien
[boˈliːvi̯ən]
The verdict
“Bolivien” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #21,198 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #21,198
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Binnenstaat in Südamerika
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bolivien |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [boˈliːvi̯ən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #21,198 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bolivien” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Bolivien is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [boˈliːvi̯ən]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,198 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Binnenstaat in Südamerika".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bolivien, with forms such as "bbolivien", "bloivien", and "boilvien". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Bolivien, spelled B-O-L-I-V-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Binnenstaat in Südamerika
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbolivien,bloivien,boilvien,boliiven,bolivein,bolivienn,bolivine,bolivvien,bollivien,bolviien,oblivien
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bolivien - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Bolivien”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-O-L-I-V-I-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [boˈliːvi̯ən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.