Bübchen
German, noun/ˈbyːpçən/
Bübchen is spelled B-Ü-B-C-H-E-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 74,397th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bübchen is a German neuter noun meaning “little boy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleiner Bub”.
What does Bübchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedneuterlittle boy
Mädchen, hört, und Bübchen, macht mir auf das Stübchen!
- 2
neutera rogue; a naughty or cheeky boy
Der Kleine von Müllers ist ein ganz schönes Bübchen.
- 3
neuterUsed as a pejorative and threatening address for a man: buster, mate, buddy, sunshine
So, Bübchen, jetzt ist hier Schluss!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleiner Bub
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bübchen
- Bübchens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bübchen?
- /ˈbyːpçən/
- [ˈbyːpçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bübchen in German?
Bübchen appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).