buchen
German, verb
buchen is spelled B-U-C-H-E-N (6 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 6,162nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Buchen is a German verb meaning “to book” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Buchen is a different word: “plural of Buche”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “in Geschäftsbücher eintragen; verbuchen”.
What does buchen mean in English?
adjective
- 1
beech
verb
- 1
to book
noun
- 1
feminineplural of Buche
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. aus Buchenholz (bestehend, gemacht)
verb: 1. in Geschäftsbücher eintragen; verbuchen 2. etwas erlangen, erringen 3. etwas reservieren lassen 4. eine Reservierung entgegennehmen
noun: 1. substantivierte Form von buchen
unknown: 1. Nominativ Plural von Buche 2. Genitiv Plural von Buche 3. Dativ Plural von Buche 4. Akkusativ Plural von Buche
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 buchen
- buchener masculine nominative singular
- buchner masculine nominative singular
- buchene feminine nominative singular
- buchne feminine nominative singular
- buchenes neuter nominative singular
- buchnes neuter nominative singular
- buchenen genitive masculine singular
- buchnen genitive masculine singular
- buchenem dative masculine singular
- buchnem dative masculine singular
- gebucht haben active infinitive perfect
- gebucht werden processual-passive infinitive present
- gebucht worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- gebucht sein statal-passive infinitive present
- gebucht gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
- zu buchen active extended infinitive
- gebucht zu haben active extended infinitive
- gebucht zu werden processual-passive extended infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to buchen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is buchen in German?
buchen appears 12 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).