Buddhist

[bʊˈdɪst]

/[bʊˈdɪst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Buddhist” is an uncommon German word, ranked #59,529 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#59,529
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Anhänger des Buddhismus

Key facts for Buddhist
PropertyValue
HeadwordBuddhist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʊˈdɪst]
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,529
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Buddhist” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Buddhist lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Buddhist is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bʊˈdɪst]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,529 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Anhänger des Buddhismus".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Buddhist, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Buddhist, spelled B-U-D-D-H-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anhänger des Buddhismus

This word in other languages

Buddhist(English)budista(Español)bouddhiste(Français)budista(Português)

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 "Buddhist"?
"Buddhist" is spelled B-U-D-D-H-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bʊˈdɪst].
What does "Buddhist" mean?
As a noun, "Buddhist" means: Anhänger des Buddhismus
How do you pronounce "Buddhist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Buddhist" is [bʊˈdɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Buddhist" come from?
"Buddhist" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Buddhist”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-U-D-D-H-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bʊˈdɪst] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list