Buße
[ˈbuːsə]
The verdict
“Buße” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bereuen; (dadurch entstandene) Besserung
Corpus desk
Index DE-bu-e · Buße · German
Buße · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Buße |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbuːsə] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Buße“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Buße is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbuːsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Buße, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Buße, spelled B-U-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Bereuen; (dadurch entstandene) Besserung
- 2rechtliche Sanktion gegenüber einer Übertretungen; schweizerisch auch amtlich für Geldbuße
- 3Umkehr des Menschen zu Gott, von dem er sich durch die Sünde entfernt hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Buße appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auf die weitere Wirkungsgeschichte des Fegefeuers als eines Schwellenraumes der Buße und Reinigung nimmt gerade Dantes Darstellung dieses Bereiches enormen Einfluss.“
„Das Fahrverbot an der Langstrasse löste innert eines Monats 17 000 Bussen aus.“
This word in other languages
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.