Box

/[bɔks]/ noun

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,642

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Box is aGermannoun. It means: Behältnis, Verpackung, meistens in der Form eines Quaders Pronounced [bɔks]. It ranks #3,642 in German word frequency. Often confused with by and Br.

Key facts for Box
PropertyValue
HeadwordBox
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bɔks]
Letters3
Frequency rank#3,642
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Box in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Box is 3 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bɔks]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,642 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for Box in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "by", "Br", "bu", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Box, spelled B-O-X, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Behältnis, Verpackung, meistens in der Form eines Quaders
  2. 2
    abgeteilter, kleiner Raum
  3. 3
    eingeschlossener Raum, Kasten zur Unterbringung und Transportieren von Haustieren
  4. 4
    Platz zum Einstellen, Unterstellen; Garage, in der ein Rennwagen während des Rennens betreut werden kann
  5. 5
    Vorrichtung zum Umwandeln elektrischer Energie in Schall, zur Wiedergabe aufgezeichneter Musik; Lautsprecher
  6. 6
    Informatik, übertragen zu [1]: ein (üblicherweise) viereckiges Gebilde, so wie ein Fenster(chen)

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #3,642 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Box"?
"Box" is spelled B-O-X. The IPA pronunciation is [bɔks].
What does "Box" mean?
As a noun, "Box" means: Behältnis, Verpackung, meistens in der Form eines Quaders
What words are commonly confused with "Box"?
"Box" is commonly confused with "by", "Br", "bu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Box"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Box" is [bɔks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Box" come from?
"Box" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.