boven
[ˈbovə(n)]
The verdict
“boven” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an einem höher gelegenen Ort
Corpus desk
Index DE-boven · boven · German
boven · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boven |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈbovə(n)] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „boven“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
boven is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈbovə(n)]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an einem höher gelegenen Ort".
No misspelling variants are generated for boven in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 boven, spelled B-O-V-E-N.
Definition
- 1an einem höher gelegenen Ort
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how boven appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ik slaap boven.
This word in other languages
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