Bure

[ˈbuːʁə]

/[ˈbuːʁə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bure” is uncommon German (frequency #98,244 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,244
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Siedler, überwiegend niederländischer Herkunft, im Bereich des heutigen Südafrika und Namibia

Corpus desk

Index DE-bure · Bure · German

Bure · rank #98,244 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,244
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bundesgerichts

Nearest frequency peer: Bundesgerichts (-2 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 „Bure“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bure
PropertyValue
HeadwordBure
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbuːʁə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#98,244
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bure“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Burefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bundesgerichts“ (#98,242), „bundeseinheitliche“ (#98,241), „Börsenmakler“ (#98,249). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bure“ bei #98,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bure is uncommon German at frequency #98,244 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbuːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Lange schon hatte der Konflikt zwischen der britischen Kolonialmacht und den südafrikanischen Buren geschwelt, jenen Eroberern, die seit Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts ans Kap gekommen waren.“
  2. „Dennoch wollen zahlreiche Buren die britische Herrschaft nicht akzeptieren.“

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

BtMG#98,236dubs#98,323duzt#98,334Barb#98,149

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list