bovine

Name: bovine, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[boˈviːnə]

/[boˈviːnə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“bovine” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German: 6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bovin

Corpus desk

Index DE-bovine · bovine · German

bovine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for bovine
Property	Value
Headword	bovine
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[boˈviːnə]
Letters	6
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bovine“ im Deutschen

bovineschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bovine is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [boˈviːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for bovine in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 bovine, spelled B-O-V-I-N-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bovin
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bovin
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bovin
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bovin
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bovin
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bovin
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bovin
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bovin
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bovin

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bovine"?

"bovine" is spelled B-O-V-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [boˈviːnə].

What does "bovine" mean?

As an adjective, "bovine" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bovin

How do you pronounce "bovine"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bovine" is [boˈviːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "bovine" come from?

"bovine" 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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