boshaft

[ˈboːshaft]

/[ˈboːshaft]/ adj

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The verdict

“boshaft” is uncommon German (frequency #58,640 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,640
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit böser Absicht; mit der Absicht, anderen zu schaden

Corpus desk

Index DE-boshaft · boshaft · German

boshaft · rank #58,640 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,640
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bop

Nearest frequency peer: Bop (-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 „boshaft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for boshaft
PropertyValue
Headwordboshaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈboːshaft]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,640
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „boshaft“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bop“ (#58,639), „Bosnische“ (#58,641), „Boutiquen“ (#58,642). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „boshaft“ bei #58,640. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

boshaft is uncommon German at frequency #58,640 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈboːshaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for boshaft, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is boshaft, spelled B-O-S-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit böser Absicht; mit der Absicht, anderen zu schaden
  2. 2
    mit grundlegend bösem Charakter
  3. 3
    mit großem Spott

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Boshaft führte er sie auf eine falsche Fährte.
  2. Seine Taten spiegelten einen boshaften Menschen wider.

Synonyms

absichtlichböseschadenfrohmutwilliggiftigböseverdorbenschandhaftsündigsarkastischzynisch

Antonyms

versehentlichliebbravaufrichtigernsthaft

This word in other languages

despiteful(English)malicioso(Español)haineux(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 "boshaft"?
"boshaft" is spelled B-O-S-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboːshaft].
What does "boshaft" mean?
As an adjective, "boshaft" means: mit böser Absicht; mit der Absicht, anderen zu schaden
How do you pronounce "boshaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boshaft" is [ˈboːshaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boshaft" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Brandis#58,644Burgern#58,654Betrags#58,621darlegt#58,673

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list