Bulldog

[ˈbʊldɔk]

/[ˈbʊldɔk]/ noun

The verdict

“Bulldog” is an uncommon German word, ranked #50,352 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#50,352
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - landwirtschaftliche Zugmaschine

Key facts for Bulldog
PropertyValue
HeadwordBulldog
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊldɔk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bulldog” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Bulldog lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Bulldog is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʊldɔk]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,352 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "landwirtschaftliche Zugmaschine".

Bulldog doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Bulldog, spelled B-U-L-L-D-O-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    landwirtschaftliche Zugmaschine

Synonyms

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 "Bulldog"?
"Bulldog" is spelled B-U-L-L-D-O-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊldɔk].
What does "Bulldog" mean?
As a noun, "Bulldog" means: landwirtschaftliche Zugmaschine
How do you pronounce "Bulldog"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bulldog" is [ˈbʊldɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bulldog" come from?
"Bulldog" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Bulldog”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-U-L-L-D-O-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbʊldɔk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list