Bullauge
[ˈbʊlˌʔaʊ̯ɡə]
The verdict
“Bullauge” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rundes Glasfenster (meist in Schiffen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-bullauge · Bullauge · German
Bullauge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Bullauge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʊlˌʔaʊ̯ɡə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bullauge“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bullauge is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʊlˌʔaʊ̯ɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rundes Glasfenster (meist in Schiffen)".
No misspelling variants are generated for Bullauge in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bullauge, spelled B-U-L-L-A-U-G-E.
Definition
- 1rundes Glasfenster (meist in Schiffen)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bullauge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er schaute durch das Bullauge des Unterseebootes und sah bunte Fische vorbeischwimmen.
„Als sie in der Kombüse verschwand, schlich er zum zweiten Bullauge, beobachtete ihre flinken Hände am Herd.“
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.