Buick
[ˈbjuːɪk]
The verdict
“Buick” is uncommon German (frequency #60,442 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,442
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - US-amerikanischer Fahrzeughersteller
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Buick |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈbjuːɪk] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #60,442 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Buick” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Buick is uncommon German at frequency #60,442 among 72,680 “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
- 1US-amerikanischer Fahrzeughersteller
- 2Fahrzeug von [1]
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Buick”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-U-I-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.