Bübchen

[ˈbyːpçən]

/[ˈbyːpçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bübchen” is uncommon German (frequency #74,429 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,429
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Bub

Corpus desk

Index DE-bubchen · Bübchen · German

Bübchen · rank #74,429 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,429
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bücherverbren…

Nearest frequency peer: Bücherverbrennung (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Bübchen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Bübchen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bübchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordBübchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbyːpçən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,429
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bübchen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bübchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bücherverbrennung“ (#74,430), „bäuerlicher“ (#74,427), „canto“ (#74,432). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bübchen“ bei #74,429. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bübchen is uncommon German at frequency #74,429 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbyːpçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner Bub".

Bübchen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bübchen, spelled B-Ü-B-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner Bub

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Klar, es gibt sie tatsächlich, die Neureichen, die in ihrem Bübchen ein Wunderkind sehen, das unbedingt aufs Gymnasium gehen muss, und den Lehrern sofort mit dem Advokaten drohen, wenn die Übertrittsnoten nicht passen.
  2. Und vorne darf dieses Bübchen, dieser Markus Reus, wieder mitspielen.

Synonyms

BengelBübleinBürschchenKnirpsBubiBurschiBübelHosenmatzMännekenPimpf

This word in other languages

boy(English)garçon(Français)

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 "Bübchen"?
"Bübchen" is spelled B-Ü-B-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbyːpçən].
What does "Bübchen" mean?
As a noun, "Bübchen" means: kleiner Bub
How do you pronounce "Bübchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bübchen" is [ˈbyːpçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bübchen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cellist#74,437brünett#74,418chambre#74,440Chianti#74,443

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list