boykottieren

[ˌbɔɪ̯kɔˈtiːʁən]

/[ˌbɔɪ̯kɔˈtiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“boykottieren” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,112. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,112
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - organisiertes Isolieren einer Person, einer Gruppe, einer Firma oder eines Landes durch Unterlassen von Handel und Kontakt, um Druck auf die Gruppe auszuüben

Corpus desk

Index DE-boykottieren · boykottieren · German

boykottieren · rank #28,112 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,112
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH both

Nearest frequency peer: both (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „boykottieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „boykottieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

boykottieren vs boykottiert
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for boykottieren
PropertyValue
Headwordboykottieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌbɔɪ̯kɔˈtiːʁən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#28,112
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „boykottieren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).boykottierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „both“ (#28,111), „Brennholz“ (#28,113), „Bosporus“ (#28,110). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „boykottieren“ bei #28,112. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around boykottieren (IPA [ˌbɔɪ̯kɔˈtiːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,112 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    organisiertes Isolieren einer Person, einer Gruppe, einer Firma oder eines Landes durch Unterlassen von Handel und Kontakt, um Druck auf die Gruppe auszuüben
  2. 2
    die 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)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how boykottieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aufrufe, die Hersteller so genannter „Gen-Produkte“ zu boykottieren, fanden wenig Widerhall.
  2. „Ferner beschloss man, britische Bildungsinstitutionen zu boykottieren und dafür nationale zu schaffen.“

Synonyms

isolierenmeiden

Antonyms

kollaborieren

This word in other languages

boycott(English)boycotter(Français)

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.

bboykottieren1bokyottieren2boykkottieren1boykotieren1boykotiteren2boykotteiren2boykottieern2boykottierenn1
Edit distance from "boykottieren"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "boykottieren"?
"boykottieren" is spelled B-O-Y-K-O-T-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌbɔɪ̯kɔˈtiːʁən].
What does "boykottieren" mean?
As a verb, "boykottieren" means: organisiertes Isolieren einer Person, einer Gruppe, einer Firma oder eines Landes durch Unterlassen von Handel und Kontakt, um Druck auf die Gruppe auszuüben
What words are commonly confused with "boykottieren"?
"boykottieren" is commonly confused with "boykottiert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "boykottieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boykottieren" is [ˌbɔɪ̯kɔˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boykottieren" come from?
"boykottieren" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "boykottieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bibliothekar#28,104ausgefallene#28,080Auserwählten#28,078Drogendealer#28,152

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

bäuerlichen16 variantsbesiedelten16 variantsbeschämend16 variantsbeschwören16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list