Bolschewik
[bɔlʃeˈvɪk]
The verdict
“Bolschewik” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitglied der revolutionären Fraktion der Sozialdemokratischen Arbeiterpartei Russlands, die von Lenin geführt wurde
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Index DE-bolschewik · Bolschewik · German
Bolschewik · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bolschewik |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bɔlʃeˈvɪk] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bolschewik“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bolschewik is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bɔlʃeˈvɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Bolschewik, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bolschewik, spelled B-O-L-S-C-H-E-W-I-K.
Definition
- 1Mitglied der revolutionären Fraktion der Sozialdemokratischen Arbeiterpartei Russlands, die von Lenin geführt wurde
- 2Mitglied der Kommunistischen Partei der Sowjetunion
- 3(radikaler) Anhänger des Kommunismus
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bolschewik appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1903 spaltete sich die Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei Russlands in die Fraktion der Bolschewiki und die der Menschewiki.
„Die Bolschewiken hatten es geschafft, das Zarenreich zu stürzen.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.