boykottieren
[ˌbɔɪ̯kɔˈtiːʁən]
The verdict
“boykottieren” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #28,112 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #28,112
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - organisiertes Isolieren einer Person, einer Gruppe, einer Firma oder eines Landes durch Unterlassen von Handel und Kontakt, um Druck auf die Gruppe auszuüben
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 | boykottieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌbɔɪ̯kɔˈtiːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #28,112 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “boykottieren” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for boykottieren is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌbɔɪ̯kɔˈtiːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,112 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for boykottieren, with forms such as "bboykottieren", "bokyottieren", and "boykkottieren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "boykottiert", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is boykottieren, spelled B-O-Y-K-O-T-T-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1organisiertes Isolieren einer Person, einer Gruppe, einer Firma oder eines Landes durch Unterlassen von Handel und Kontakt, um Druck auf die Gruppe auszuüben
- 2die Verweigerung der Teilnahme an einer Veranstaltung, zu der man eingeladen ist, um einer Form von Protest Ausdruck zu geben. (Wahlboykott, Boykott der Olympischen Spiele durch Amerika und Russland)
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bboykottieren,bokyottieren,boykkottieren,boykotieren,boykotiteren,boykotteiren,boykottieern,boykottierenn,boykottierne,boykottierren,boykottireen,boyktotieren,boyokttieren,boyykottieren,byokottieren,obykottieren
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of boykottieren - 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 “boykottieren”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-O-Y-K-O-T-T-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌbɔɪ̯kɔˈtiːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “boykottiert” - see the side-by-side comparison. boykottieren vs boykottiert
- 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.