Buganker
German, noun/ˈbuːkˌaŋkɐ/
Buganker is spelled B-U-G-A-N-K-E-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 98 million words in written German, the 625,801st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Buganker is a German masculine noun meaning “bower anchor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Anker, der sich am Bug eines Schiffes befindet”.
What does Buganker mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebower anchor
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Anker, der sich am Bug eines Schiffes befindet
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 Buganker
- Bugankers genitive
- Bugankern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Buganker?
- /ˈbuːkˌaŋkɐ/
- [ˈbuːkˌʔaŋkɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Buganker in German?
Buganker appears about once in every 98 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).