Bujumbura
[ˌbuʒʊmˈbuːʁa]
The verdict
“Bujumbura” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper 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) - größte Stadt Burundis
Corpus desk
Index DE-bujumbura · Bujumbura · German
Bujumbura · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Bujumbura |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˌbuʒʊmˈbuːʁa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bujumbura“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bujumbura is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˌbuʒʊmˈbuːʁa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "größte Stadt Burundis".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Bujumbura in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bujumbura, spelled B-U-J-U-M-B-U-R-A.
Definition
- 1größte Stadt Burundis
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bujumbura appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er wurde in Bujumbura geboren.
Das Bujumbura des 20. Jahrhunderts unterscheidet sich stark von dem früheren „kleinen Dorf, nachdem es 1889 ein Militärposten, unter dem Namen Marienheim, im damaligen Deutsch-Ostafrika geworden war“.
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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.