Borke

[ˈbɔʁkə]

/[ˈbɔʁkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Borke” is uncommon German (frequency #80,178 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,178
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - äußerste, grob strukturierte Schicht bei Bäumen

Corpus desk

Index DE-borke · Borke · German

Borke · rank #80,178 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,178
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bonita

Nearest frequency peer: bonita (-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 „Borke“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Borke
PropertyValue
HeadwordBorke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɔʁkə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#80,178
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Borke“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bonita“ (#80,177), „Boliviens“ (#80,176), „bolivianischen“ (#80,175). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Borke“ bei #80,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Borke is uncommon German at frequency #80,178 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɔʁkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Borke, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Borke, spelled B-O-R-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    äußerste, grob strukturierte Schicht bei Bäumen
  2. 2
    getrocknete Oberfläche einer noch sichtbaren Wunde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eichen haben eine sehr grobe Borke.
  2. Pul nicht an der Borke!

Synonyms

BaumrindeGrindSchorf

This word in other languages

bark(English)corteza(Español)écorce(Français)

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 "Borke"?
"Borke" is spelled B-O-R-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɔʁkə].
What does "Borke" mean?
As a noun, "Borke" means: äußerste, grob strukturierte Schicht bei Bäumen
How do you pronounce "Borke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Borke" is [ˈbɔʁkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Borke" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coman#80,216decay#80,238Aubin#80,084ehret#80,275

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list