Boulevards

[buləˈvaːɐ̯s]

/[buləˈvaːɐ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Boulevards” is uncommon German (frequency #67,062 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,062
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Boulevard

Key facts for Boulevards
PropertyValue
HeadwordBoulevards
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[buləˈvaːɐ̯s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,062
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Boulevards” 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). Boulevards 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

Boulevards is uncommon German at frequency #67,062 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [buləˈvaːɐ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Boulevards, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Boulevards, spelled B-O-U-L-E-V-A-R-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Boulevard
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Boulevard
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Boulevard
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Boulevard
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Boulevards"?
"Boulevards" is spelled B-O-U-L-E-V-A-R-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is [buləˈvaːɐ̯s].
What does "Boulevards" mean?
As a noun, "Boulevards" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Boulevard
How do you pronounce "Boulevards"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Boulevards" is [buləˈvaːɐ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Boulevards" come from?
"Boulevards" 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 “Boulevards”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-O-U-L-E-V-A-R-D-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [buləˈvaːɐ̯s] (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