Borborygmus

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The verdict

“Borborygmus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gurgelndes Geräusch des Darmes, das durch einen leeren Magen verursacht wird

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Index DE-borborygmus · Borborygmus · German

Borborygmus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Borborygmus
PropertyValue
HeadwordBorborygmus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Borborygmus” sits in German frequency

Borborygmus falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Borborygmus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gurgelndes Geräusch des Darmes, das durch einen leeren Magen verursacht wird".

Borborygmus has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Borborygmus, spelled B-O-R-B-O-R-Y-G-M-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    gurgelndes Geräusch des Darmes, das durch einen leeren Magen verursacht wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bisweilen ist der Borborygmus so laut, dass es Umstehende stört.
  2. „Die Geräusche, in der Medizin als "Borborygmus" bekannt, nehmen wir als das typische Magenknurren wahr. Dabei entstehen sie gar nicht im Magen, erklärt Heinz Jarmatz vom Deutschen Hausärzteverband in Köln: "Sie bilden sich in einem bestimmten Darmabschnitt kurz hinter dem Zwölffingerdarm, dem Jejunum. Dieser Abschnitt wird deshalb auch Knurrdarm genannt."“

Synonyms

BauchknurrenMagenknurren

Antonyms

BlähungenMeteorismus

This word in other languages

borborygmus(English)borborigmo(Español)borborygme(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Borborygmus"?
"Borborygmus" is spelled B-O-R-B-O-R-Y-G-M-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Borborygmus" mean?
As a noun, "Borborygmus" means: gurgelndes Geräusch des Darmes, das durch einen leeren Magen verursacht wird
How do you pronounce "Borborygmus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Borborygmus" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Borborygmus" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list