Bulgur
[ˈbʊlɡʊʁ]
The verdict
“Bulgur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gekochter, geschälter und getrockneter Weizen als lagerfähiges Nahrungsmittel bzw. zubereitet als Gericht
Corpus desk
Index DE-bulgur · Bulgur · German
Bulgur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Bulgur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʊlɡʊʁ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bulgur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bulgur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʊlɡʊʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gekochter, geschälter und getrockneter Weizen als lagerfähiges Nahrungsmittel bzw. zubereitet als Gericht".
Bulgur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bulgur, spelled B-U-L-G-U-R.
Definition
- 1gekochter, geschälter und getrockneter Weizen als lagerfähiges Nahrungsmittel bzw. zubereitet als Gericht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bulgur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bulgur „dient im Nahen und Mittleren Osten als lagerfähiges, leicht zuzubereitendes Lebensmittel.“
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.