Boulevard

[buləˈvaːɐ̯]

/[buləˈvaːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Boulevard” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,833. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,833
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine meist von Bäumen gesäumte, breite Pracht- oder Ringstraße

Corpus desk

Index DE-boulevard · Boulevard · German

Boulevard · rank #11,833 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,833
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH braten

Nearest frequency peer: braten (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Boulevard“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Boulevard“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Boulevard
PropertyValue
HeadwordBoulevard
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[buləˈvaːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,833
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Boulevard“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Boulevardliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „braten“ (#11,834), „Blogger“ (#11,831), „British“ (#11,835). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Boulevard“ bei #11,833. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Boulevard (IPA [buləˈvaːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,833 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Boulevard, with forms such as "bboulevard", "boluevard", and "bouelvard". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Boulevard, spelled B-O-U-L-E-V-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine meist von Bäumen gesäumte, breite Pracht- oder Ringstraße
  2. 2
    als Kurzform von Boulevardtheater: ein Theatergenre

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die linke Koalition, die im Stadtrat von Predappio seit 1949 die Mehrheit behauptet, konnte die Pilgerflut zwar nicht eindämmen, aber sie hat dem breiten Boulevard, der zum Grab hinführt, den Namen "Via Martiri della Libertà", "Straße der Märtyrer des Friedens" gegeben, um die Partisanen als entschlossenste Gegner des Duce zu ehren.“
  2. „Und den Embarcadero, die breite Straße, die vom Hafen die Bucht entlang führt, haben sie inzwischen auch schon zu einem von Palmen gesäumten Boulevard gemacht.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bboulevard
  • boluevard
  • bouelvard
  • bouleavrd
  • boulevadr
  • boulevardd
  • boulevarrd
  • boulevrad
  • boulevvard
  • boullevard
  • boulveard
  • buolevard
  • obulevard

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Boulevard - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bboulevard1boluevard2bouelvard2bouleavrd2boulevadr2boulevardd1boulevarrd1boulevrad2
Edit distance from "Boulevard"

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 "Boulevard"?
"Boulevard" is spelled B-O-U-L-E-V-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is [buləˈvaːɐ̯].
What does "Boulevard" mean?
As a noun, "Boulevard" means: eine meist von Bäumen gesäumte, breite Pracht- oder Ringstraße
What are common misspellings of "Boulevard"?
Common misspellings include "bboulevard", "boluevard", "bouelvard", "bouleavrd", "boulevadr". The correct spelling is "Boulevard".
How do you pronounce "Boulevard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Boulevard" is [buləˈvaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Boulevard" come from?
"Boulevard" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list