bösgläubig
[ˈbøːsˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]
The verdict
“bösgläubig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einer negativen (betrügerischen, unehrlichen oder böswilligen) Absicht (handelnd)
Corpus desk
Index DE-bosglaubig · bösgläubig · German
bösgläubig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bösgläubig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbøːsˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bösgläubig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bösgläubig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbøːsˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
bösgläubig has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bösgläubig, spelled B-Ö-S-G-L-Ä-U-B-I-G.
Definition
- 1mit einer negativen (betrügerischen, unehrlichen oder böswilligen) Absicht (handelnd)
- 2in bösem Glauben; mit der negativen Überzeugung über die Redlichkeit/Legitimität/Rechtmäßigkeit von etwas
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bösgläubig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Über die Silvesternacht sind Gewissheiten ins Rutschen gekommen, Gutwillige sind bösgläubig geworden.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.