bomba

[ˈbɔmba]

/[ˈbɔmba]/ noun

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The verdict

“bomba” is uncommon German (frequency #95,356 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,356
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bombe; eine explosive Vorrichtung, die Zerstörung anrichtet

Corpus desk

Index DE-bomba · bomba · German

bomba · rank #95,356 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,356
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Boh

Nearest frequency peer: Boh (-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 „bomba“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „bomba“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bomba
PropertyValue
Headwordbomba
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɔmba]
Letters5
Frequency rank#95,356
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bomba“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).bombafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Boh“ (#95,355), „Bodenplatten“ (#95,354), „Borgholzhausen“ (#95,358). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bomba“ bei #95,356. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bomba is uncommon German at frequency #95,356 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɔmba]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bomba, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is bomba, spelled B-O-M-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bombe; eine explosive Vorrichtung, die Zerstörung anrichtet
  2. 2
    ein Skandal; ein aufsehenerregendes Ereignis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bomba appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La bomba ha distrutto l'edificio.
  2. Questa notizia è stata una vera bomba.

This word in other languages

bomb(English)bomba(Español)bombe(Français)bomba(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bomba"?
"bomba" is spelled B-O-M-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɔmba].
What does "bomba" mean?
As a noun, "bomba" means: Bombe; eine explosive Vorrichtung, die Zerstörung anrichtet
How do you pronounce "bomba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bomba" is [ˈbɔmba]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bomba" come from?
"bomba" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bomba", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

boxes#95,361Brezn#95,362brute#95,367bases#95,314

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list