Bollinger
[ˈbɔlɪnɡɐ]
The verdict
“Bollinger” is uncommon German (frequency #74,399 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,399
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Nachname, Familienname
Corpus desk
Index DE-bollinger · Bollinger · German
Bollinger · rank #74,399 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,399
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH Bodenschätzen
Nearest frequency peer: Bodenschätzen (-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 „Bollinger“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Blockheizkr…
Blockheizkraftwerk
25,605 corpus weight
- Bodenschätz…
Bodenschätzen
25,603 corpus weight
- Bollinger
Bollinger
25,602 corpus weight
- borne
borne
25,601 corpus weight
- Boulevardpr…
Boulevardpresse
25,600 corpus weight
- Boxengasse
Boxengasse
25,599 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Bollinger“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bollinger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɔlɪnɡɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #74,399 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bollinger“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bollinger is uncommon German at frequency #74,399 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈbɔlɪnɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutscher Nachname, Familienname".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bollinger, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bollinger, spelled B-O-L-L-I-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1deutscher Nachname, Familienname
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bollinger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Frau Bollinger ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
Herr Bollinger wollte uns kein Interview geben.
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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