Bollwerk
German, noun[ˈbɔlˌvɛʁk]
Bollwerk is spelled B-O-L-L-W-E-R-K (8 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 30,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bollwerk is a German neuter noun meaning “bulwark, rampart, stronghold, fortress, bastion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schutzanlage, früher aus (Holz-)Bohlen errichtet”.
What does Bollwerk mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbulwark, rampart, stronghold, fortress, bastion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schutzanlage, früher aus (Holz-)Bohlen errichtet 2. eine Einrichtung, Organisation oder Vorsichtsmaßnahme zum Schutz
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 Bollwerk
- Bollwerks genitive
- Bollwerke plural
- Bollwerken dative definite plural
- Bollwerkes genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bollwerk?
- [ˈbɔlˌvɛʁk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bollwerk
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bollwerk in German?
Bollwerk appears 1.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).