Buchsbaum
[ˈbʊksˌbaʊ̯m]
The verdict
“Buchsbaum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
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-buchsbaum · Buchsbaum · German
Buchsbaum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Buchsbaum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʊksˌbaʊ̯m] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Buchsbaum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Buchsbaum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʊksˌbaʊ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Buchsbaum doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Buchsbaum, spelled B-U-C-H-S-B-A-U-M.
Definition
- 1immergrünes Zier- und Nutzgehölz (Buxus sempervirens) aus der Familie der Buchsbaumgewächse (Buxaceae)
- 2Hartholz von [1]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Buchsbaum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Buchsbaum gehört zu den beliebtesten Gestaltungselementen.
Im Garten dient der Buchsbaum auch als Begrenzung zum Nachbarn.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.