bounce

[baʊ̯ns]

/[baʊ̯ns]/ noun

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The verdict

“bounce” is uncommon German (frequency #90,061 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,061
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Sprung, der Satz

Key facts for bounce
PropertyValue
Headwordbounce
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baʊ̯ns]
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,061
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bounce” 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). bounce 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

bounce is uncommon German at frequency #90,061 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [baʊ̯ns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bounce, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is bounce, spelled B-O-U-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Sprung, der Satz
  2. 2
    die Elastizität
  3. 3
    der Schwung, der Schmiss
  4. 4
    der Rausschmiss
  5. 5
    der Rausschmiss, die Entlassung

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 "bounce"?
"bounce" is spelled B-O-U-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [baʊ̯ns].
What does "bounce" mean?
As a noun, "bounce" means: der Sprung, der Satz
How do you pronounce "bounce"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bounce" is [baʊ̯ns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bounce" come from?
"bounce" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “bounce”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-O-U-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [baʊ̯ns] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list