Boulevard
German, noun/buləˈvaːr/
Boulevard is spelled B-O-U-L-E-V-A-R-D (9 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written German, the 11,837th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Boulevard is a German masculine noun meaning “boulevard, avenue, broad street (typically outside the German-speaking countries, especially in France)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine meist von Bäumen gesäumte, breite Pracht- oder Ringstraße”.
What does Boulevard mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineboulevard, avenue, broad street (typically outside the German-speaking countries, especially in France)
- 2
masculineellipsis of Boulevardpresse (“yellow press”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine meist von Bäumen gesäumte, breite Pracht- oder Ringstraße 2. als Kurzform von Boulevardtheater: ein Theatergenre
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Boulevard
- Boulevards genitive
- Blvd. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Boulevard?
- /buləˈvaːr/
- [bu.ləˈvaː(ɐ̯)]
- [ˌbʊ-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Boulevard
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Boulevard in German?
Boulevard appears 5.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).