Bonze
[ˈbɔnt͡sə]
The verdict
“Bonze” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - buddhistischer (lamaistischer) Mönch oder Priester in Ostasien, vor allem in China und Japan
Corpus desk
Index DE-bonze · Bonze · German
Bonze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Bonze |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɔnt͡sə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bonze“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bonze is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɔnt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Bonze in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bonze, spelled B-O-N-Z-E.
Definition
- 1buddhistischer (lamaistischer) Mönch oder Priester in Ostasien, vor allem in China und Japan
- 2bigotter Geistlicher
- 3reiche Person (die mit ihrem Reichtum protzt)
- 4Person von hoher (gesellschaftlicher) Stellung
- 5herrschsüchtiger Vorgesetzter; Vorgesetzter allgemein (Lehrer, Rektor, Schulrat; Kommandeur)
- 6dem Volk entfremdeter, einflussreicher, höherer Funktionär (einer Partei, Gewerkschaft oder dergleichen), der in arroganter, engstirniger, rücksichtsloser Weise die Vorteile seiner Stellung ausnutzt; (höherer) Beamter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bonze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie haben faſt eine Religion mit denen in China / haben jre Abgoͤtter / vnd deren Prieſter / welche ſie Bonſes nennen / vnd in groſſen Wuͤrden halten.“
„In ihrem aͤußern Geſetz, das die Bonzen dem Volke predigen, tragen ſie die Geſchichte des Fo, und ſeiner Vergoͤtterung vor, erzaͤhlen, wie unzaͤhlige Mal er unter allerley Geſtalten, und Verwandlungen auf Erden wieder erſchienen ſey; […]“
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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.