bourgeois
[bʊʁˈʒo̯a]
The verdict
“bourgeois” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #48,021 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #48,021
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zur Bourgeoisie gehörend, die Bourgeoisie betreffend
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bourgeois |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bʊʁˈʒo̯a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #48,021 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bourgeois” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for bourgeois is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bʊʁˈʒo̯a]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,021 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zur Bourgeoisie gehörend, die Bourgeoisie betreffend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bourgeois, with forms such as "bbourgeois", "borugeois", and "bougreois". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Bourgeoisie", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bourgeois, spelled B-O-U-R-G-E-O-I-S.
Definition
- 1zur Bourgeoisie gehörend, die Bourgeoisie betreffend
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbourgeois,borugeois,bougreois,bouregois,bourgeios,bourgeoiss,bourgeosi,bourggeois,bourgoeis,bourrgeois,buorgeois,oburgeois
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bourgeois - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “bourgeois”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-O-U-R-G-E-O-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bʊʁˈʒo̯a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Bourgeoisie” - see the side-by-side comparison. bourgeois vs Bourgeoisie
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.