Bulwe
[ˈbʊlvə]
The verdict
“Bulwe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - essbare Knolle der Kartoffelpflanze (Solanum tuberosum)
Corpus desk
Index DE-bulwe · Bulwe · German
Bulwe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | Bulwe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʊlvə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bulwe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bulwe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʊlvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "essbare Knolle der Kartoffelpflanze (Solanum tuberosum)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bulwe, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bulwe, spelled B-U-L-W-E.
Definition
- 1essbare Knolle der Kartoffelpflanze (Solanum tuberosum)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bulwe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„[…] aber meine Tante ließ sich den Jammer nicht nehmen: »Waas wiä haben, is beßchen Roggen, aine Kuh, ain Kalbchen, saure Äppel wenn mechst, Bulwen natierlich, Hiehnerchen ond paar Laufgänse.«“
„Sie sagt Bulwen zu Kartoffeln.“
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.