booster

/[ˈbuːstɐ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,967

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

booster is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs boostern Pronounced [ˈbuːstɐ]. Often confused with Boote and böser.

Key facts for booster
PropertyValue
Headwordbooster
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbuːstɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,967
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of booster in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for booster is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbuːstɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,967 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for booster, with forms such as "bbooster", "boosetr", and "boosster". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Boote", "böser", "booten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is booster, spelled B-O-O-S-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs boostern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs boostern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbooster,boosetr,boosster,boosterr,boostre,boostter,bootser,bosoter,boster,oboster

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for booster

Misspelling Variants of "booster"

bbooster8boosetr7boosster8boosterr8boostre7boostter8bootser7bosoter7
Misspelling Variants of "booster"

Frequency rank: #30,967 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "booster"?
"booster" is spelled B-O-O-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbuːstɐ].
What does "booster" mean?
As a verb, "booster" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs boostern
What words are commonly confused with "booster"?
"booster" is commonly confused with "Boote", "böser", "booten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "booster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "booster" is [ˈbuːstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "booster" come from?
"booster" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.