bullet

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/[…]/ noun

The verdict

“bullet” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #32,975 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#32,975
frequency rank, German
6
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bullet vs bulls
67% similar
bullet vs Butler
50% similar
bullet vs Bulletin
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bullet
PropertyValue
Headwordbullet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,975
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bullet” 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). bullet 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 bullet is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,975 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Kugel".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bullet, with forms such as "bbullet", "blulet", and "bulelt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bulls", "Butler", "Bulletin", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is bullet, spelled B-U-L-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kugel

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbullet,blulet,bulelt,bulet,bullett,bullte,ubllet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bullet - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbullet1blulet2bulelt2bulet1bullett1bullte2ubllet2
Edit distance from "bullet"

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 "bullet"?
"bullet" is spelled B-U-L-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "bullet" mean?
As a noun, "bullet" means: Kugel
What words are commonly confused with "bullet"?
"bullet" is commonly confused with "bulls", "Butler", "Bulletin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bullet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bullet" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bullet" come from?
"bullet" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “bullet”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-U-L-L-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “bulls” - see the side-by-side comparison. bullet vs bulls
  • 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