Bootsmann

[ˈboːt͡sˌman]

/[ˈboːt͡sˌman]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bootsmann” is uncommon German (frequency #92,715 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,715
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitglied einer Schiffsbesatzung

Corpus desk

Index DE-bootsmann · Bootsmann · German

Bootsmann · rank #92,715 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,715
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brandbrief

Nearest frequency peer: Brandbrief (+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 „Bootsmann“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bootsmann
PropertyValue
HeadwordBootsmann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈboːt͡sˌman]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,715
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bootsmann“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Brandbrief“ (#92,716), „Blütenpflanzen“ (#92,713), „Brasilianern“ (#92,717). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bootsmann“ bei #92,715. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bootsmann is uncommon German at frequency #92,715 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈboːt͡sˌman]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Bootsmann has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bootsmann, spelled B-O-O-T-S-M-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitglied einer Schiffsbesatzung
  2. 2
    Mitglied einer Schiffsbesatzung
  3. 3
    Mitglied einer Schiffsbesatzung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Guten Tag Herr Bootsmann!“
  2. „An Bord befand sich zudem ein Lotse, der ab und zu Ausschau hielt, und manchmal übernahm der Bootsmann die Wache.“

This word in other languages

boatswain(English)contramaestre(Español)bosco(Français)contramestre(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 "Bootsmann"?
"Bootsmann" is spelled B-O-O-T-S-M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboːt͡sˌman].
What does "Bootsmann" mean?
As a noun, "Bootsmann" means: Mitglied einer Schiffsbesatzung
How do you pronounce "Bootsmann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bootsmann" is [ˈboːt͡sˌman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bootsmann" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Blutlache#92,712brechende#92,718brieflich#92,721Buschwerk#92,730

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list