Bulldog

[ˈbʊldɔk]

/[ˈbʊldɔk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bulldog” is uncommon German (frequency #50,352 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,352
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - landwirtschaftliche Zugmaschine

Corpus desk

Index DE-bulldog · Bulldog · German

Bulldog · rank #50,352 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,352
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bulgariens

Nearest frequency peer: Bulgariens (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Bulldog“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Bulldog“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bulldog
PropertyValue
HeadwordBulldog
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊldɔk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bulldog“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bulldogfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bulgariens“ (#50,351), „Bulldogs“ (#50,353), „bulli“ (#50,354). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bulldog“ bei #50,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bulldog is uncommon German at frequency #50,352 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʊldɔk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Bulldog appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Auf der Landstraße musste ich hinter einem Bulldog fahren und konnte nicht überholen.
  2. „Wir sitzen anfangs etwas verspannt auf dem türkisgrünen Bulldog.“

Synonyms

AckerschlepperSchlepperTreckerTraktor

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bulldog", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Burghof#50,359booklet#50,341cabinet#50,364dosiert#50,392

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list