Bot

[bɔt]

/[bɔt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bot” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #2,196) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#2,196
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Computerprogramm, das meist kleine aber häufig auftretende Aufgaben erfüllt, zum Beispiel Fehler behebt

Corpus desk

Index DE-bot · Bot · German

Bot · rank #2,196 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,196
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH betrifft

Nearest frequency peer: betrifft (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Bot”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Bot” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Bot vs by
0% similar
Bot vs Br
33% similar
Bot vs bu
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Bot
PropertyValue
HeadwordBot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bɔt]
Letters3
Frequency rank#2,196
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Bot” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Botliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „betrifft“ (#2,195), „Chancen“ (#2,197), „beschrieben“ (#2,194). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Bot is neighbouring look-alikes ("by", "Br", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [bɔt]. Frequency #2,196 among 5,818 “B” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Bot has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "by", "Br", "bu", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bot, spelled B-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Computerprogramm, das meist kleine aber häufig auftretende Aufgaben erfüllt, zum Beispiel Fehler behebt
  2. 2
    Tempelraum, heiligstes Gebäude in einem Wat, einer buddhistischen Tempelanlage

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. So eine Aufgabe kann doch ein Bot erledigen.
  2. „Der Bot hat gewöhnlich eine rechteckige Form mit einem langen Mittel- und zwei Seitenschiffen.“

Synonyms

Ubosot

This word in other languages

bot(English)bot(Español)

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 "Bot"?
"Bot" is spelled B-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bɔt].
What does "Bot" mean?
As a noun, "Bot" means: ein Computerprogramm, das meist kleine aber häufig auftretende Aufgaben erfüllt, zum Beispiel Fehler behebt
What words are commonly confused with "Bot"?
"Bot" is commonly confused with "by", "Br", "bu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bot" is [bɔt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bot" come from?
"Bot" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ton#2,180big#2,235eng#2,242Fan#2,149

What to do next

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  • "Bot" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "by". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #2,196 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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