Bube
German, noun/ˈbuːbə/
Bube is spelled B-U-B-E (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,786th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bube is a German masculine noun meaning “knave; jack (playing card)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “männliches Kind”.
What does Bube mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineknave; jack (playing card)
- 2
AustriaSwitzerlandmasculineboy; lad
- 3
masculinerogue; villain; naughty boy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. männliches Kind 2. ein Schurke oder frecher Junge 3. Spielkarte des französischen Kartenblattes
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 Bube
- Buben genitive
- Bübchen diminutive neuter
- Büblein diminutive neuter
- Bübin feminine rare
- Bub alternative Southern
- Bub' alternative uncommon
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bube?
- Germany /ˈbuːbə/
- /ˈb̥uːbɛ/
- Austria [-b̥ɛ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bube
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bube in German?
Bube appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).