Bolognese
[bolɔnˈjeːzə]
The verdict
“Bolognese” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,850. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,850
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Einwohner von Bologna
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bolognese |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bolɔnˈjeːzə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #39,850 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bolognese” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Bolognese (IPA [bolɔnˈjeːzə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,850 among 72,680 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Einwohner von Bologna".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bolognese, with forms such as "bbolognese", "bloognese", and "bolgonese". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Bolognese, spelled B-O-L-O-G-N-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1Einwohner von Bologna
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbolognese
- bloognese
- bolgonese
- bollognese
- bologense
- bologgnese
- bolognees
- bolognesse
- bolognnese
- bolognsee
- bolongese
- boolgnese
- oblognese
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bolognese - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “Bolognese”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-O-L-O-G-N-E-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bolɔnˈjeːzə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.