Bollen
German, noun/ˈbɔlən/
Bollen is spelled B-O-L-L-E-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 154,802nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bollen is a German masculine noun meaning “upper leg, thigh (including the buttock), especially when sturdy or fleshy, now most often said of slaughtered poultry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a plural of Bolle. The German Wiktionary defines it as “kugeliger Klumpen, rundliche Verdickung, Knolle”.
What does Bollen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineupper leg, thigh (including the buttock), especially when sturdy or fleshy, now most often said of slaughtered poultry
noun
- 1
plural of Bolle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kugeliger Klumpen, rundliche Verdickung, Knolle 2. Exkremente in kugeliger Form 3. für Hinterteil, Po, Gesäß
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 Bollen
- Bollens genitive
- Böllerl diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bollen?
- /ˈbɔlən/
- [ˈbɔlən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bollen in German?
Bollen appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).