Bure

[ˈbuːʁə]

/[ˈbuːʁə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bure” is an uncommon German word, ranked #98,244 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#98,244
frequency rank, German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Siedler, überwiegend niederländischer Herkunft, im Bereich des heutigen Südafrika und Namibia

Key facts for Bure
PropertyValue
HeadwordBure
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbuːʁə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#98,244
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bure” 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). Bure 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 Bure is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbuːʁə]. Corpus data places it at rank #98,244 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Siedler, überwiegend niederländischer Herkunft, im Bereich des heutigen Südafrika und Namibia".

Bure doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bure, spelled B-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Siedler, überwiegend niederländischer Herkunft, im Bereich des heutigen Südafrika und Namibia

This word in other languages

Boer(English)

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 "Bure"?
"Bure" is spelled B-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbuːʁə].
What does "Bure" mean?
As a noun, "Bure" means: Siedler, überwiegend niederländischer Herkunft, im Bereich des heutigen Südafrika und Namibia
How do you pronounce "Bure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bure" is [ˈbuːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bure" come from?
"Bure" 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 “Bure”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbuːʁə] (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