bossa

[ˈbosə]

/[ˈbosə]/ noun

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The verdict

“bossa” is uncommon German (frequency #66,061 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,061
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Geldbeutel, die Geldbörse

Key facts for bossa
PropertyValue
Headwordbossa
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbosə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#66,061
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bossa” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bossa lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bossa is uncommon German at frequency #66,061 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbosə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for bossa in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is bossa, spelled B-O-S-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Geldbeutel, die Geldbörse
  2. 2
    die Tasche, der Beutel, die Tüte
  3. 3
    der Bausch, die Wölbung
  4. 4
    das Geld, das Vermögen

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 "bossa"?
"bossa" is spelled B-O-S-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbosə].
What does "bossa" mean?
As a noun, "bossa" means: der Geldbeutel, die Geldbörse
How do you pronounce "bossa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bossa" is [ˈbosə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bossa" come from?
"bossa" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “bossa”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-O-S-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbosə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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