Buchs

[bʊks]

/[bʊks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Buchs” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,501. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,501
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - immergrünes Zier- und Nutzgehölz (Buxus sempervirens) aus der Familie der Buchsbaumgewächse (Buxaceae)

Corpus desk

Index DE-buchs · Buchs · German

Buchs · rank #18,501 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,501
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brasiliens

Nearest frequency peer: Brasiliens (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Buchs“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Buchs“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Buchs vs Bus
60% similar
Buchs vs buh
40% similar
Buchs vs bush
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Buchs
PropertyValue
HeadwordBuchs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʊks]
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,501
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Buchs“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Buchsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Brasiliens“ (#18,500), „Buddhismus“ (#18,502), „bird“ (#18,499). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Buchs“ bei #18,501. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Buchs (IPA [bʊks]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,501 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "immergrünes Zier- und Nutzgehölz (Buxus sempervirens) aus der Familie der Buchsbaumgewächse (Buxaceae)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Buchs, with forms such as "bbuchs", "bcuhs", and "bucchs". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Bus", "buh", "bush", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Buchs, spelled B-U-C-H-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    immergrünes Zier- und Nutzgehölz (Buxus sempervirens) aus der Familie der Buchsbaumgewächse (Buxaceae)

Synonyms

Buchsbaum

This word in other languages

buis(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbuchs
  • bcuhs
  • bucchs
  • buchhs
  • buchss
  • buhcs
  • ubchs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Buchs - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbuchs1bcuhs2bucchs1buchhs1buchss1buhcs2ubchs2
Edit distance from "Buchs"

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 "Buchs"?
"Buchs" is spelled B-U-C-H-S. The IPA pronunciation is [bʊks].
What does "Buchs" mean?
As a noun, "Buchs" means: immergrünes Zier- und Nutzgehölz (Buxus sempervirens) aus der Familie der Buchsbaumgewächse (Buxaceae)
What words are commonly confused with "Buchs"?
"Buchs" is commonly confused with "Bus", "buh", "bush". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Buchs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Buchs" is [bʊks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Buchs" come from?
"Buchs" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Bagger7 variantsGatten7 variantswoods7 variantsWitten7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list