Buick

[ˈbjuːɪk]

/[ˈbjuːɪk]/ name

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The verdict

“Buick” is uncommon German (frequency #60,442 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,442
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - US-amerikanischer Fahrzeughersteller

Corpus desk

Index DE-buick · Buick · German

Buick · rank #60,442 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,442
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Buchmarkt

Nearest frequency peer: Buchmarkt (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Buick“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Buick“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Buick
PropertyValue
HeadwordBuick
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈbjuːɪk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,442
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Buick“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Buickfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Buchmarkt“ (#60,440), „Bundesfinanzhof“ (#60,444), „bubbles“ (#60,438). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Buick“ bei #60,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Buick is uncommon German at frequency #60,442 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈbjuːɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Buick, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Buick, spelled B-U-I-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    US-amerikanischer Fahrzeughersteller
  2. 2
    Fahrzeug von [1]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Buick appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Er bevorzugte ältere Buicks, mittlere Baureihe, in Braun- oder Grautönen, war da aber durchaus offen.“
  2. „Wir brauchten nur noch den Buick zu holen und die Leiche einzuladen.“

This word in other languages

Buick(English)

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 "Buick"?
"Buick" is spelled B-U-I-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbjuːɪk].
What does "Buick" mean?
As a proper noun, "Buick" means: US-amerikanischer Fahrzeughersteller
How do you pronounce "Buick"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Buick" is [ˈbjuːɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Buick" come from?
"Buick" 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 "Buick", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

bundy#60,446denim#60,470Benin#60,407belli#60,405

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list