Bozen

/[ˈboːt͡sn̩]/ name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,835

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Bozen is aGermanname. It means: die Landeshauptstadt von Südtirol, Italien Pronounced [ˈboːt͡sn̩]. Often confused with Busen and Buben.

Key facts for Bozen
PropertyValue
HeadwordBozen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈboːt͡sn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,835
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Bozen is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈboːt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,835 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Landeshauptstadt von Südtirol, Italien".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Bozen, with forms such as "bbozen", "boezn", and "bozenn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Busen", "Buben", "Buden", 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 Bozen, spelled B-O-Z-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Landeshauptstadt von Südtirol, Italien

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbozen,boezn,bozenn,bozne,bozzen,bzoen,obzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Bozen

Misspelling Variants of "Bozen"

bbozen6boezn5bozenn6bozne5bozzen6bzoen5obzen5
Misspelling Variants of "Bozen"

Frequency rank: #17,835 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bozen"?
"Bozen" is spelled B-O-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboːt͡sn̩].
What does "Bozen" mean?
As a name, "Bozen" means: die Landeshauptstadt von Südtirol, Italien
What words are commonly confused with "Bozen"?
"Bozen" is commonly confused with "Busen", "Buben", "Buden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bozen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bozen" is [ˈboːt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bozen" come from?
"Bozen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter B in our German index:

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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.