borgen

/[ˈbɔʁɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,534

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

borgen is aGermanverb. It means: leihen, verleihen, etwas gegen Versprechen hergeben, jemandem vorübergehend etwas geben Pronounced [ˈbɔʁɡn̩]. Often confused with bösen and Börse.

Key facts for borgen
PropertyValue
Headwordborgen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbɔʁɡn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,534
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for borgen is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbɔʁɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,534 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 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for borgen, with forms such as "bborgen", "bogren", and "boregn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bösen", "Börse", "Boxen", 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 borgen, spelled B-O-R-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    leihen, verleihen, etwas gegen Versprechen hergeben, jemandem vorübergehend etwas geben
  2. 2
    leihen, sich etwas gegen Versprechen hergeben lassen, von jemandem vorübergehend etwas nehmen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bborgen,bogren,boregn,borgenn,borggen,borgne,borrgen,brogen,obrgen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for borgen

Misspelling Variants of "borgen"

bborgen7bogren6boregn6borgenn7borggen7borgne6borrgen7brogen6
Misspelling Variants of "borgen"

Frequency rank: #46,534 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "borgen"?
"borgen" is spelled B-O-R-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɔʁɡn̩].
What does "borgen" mean?
As a verb, "borgen" means: leihen, verleihen, etwas gegen Versprechen hergeben, jemandem vorübergehend etwas geben
What words are commonly confused with "borgen"?
"borgen" is commonly confused with "bösen", "Börse", "Boxen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "borgen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "borgen" is [ˈbɔʁɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "borgen" come from?
"borgen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.