Bursche
German, noun/ˈbʊrʃə/
Bursche is spelled B-U-R-S-C-H-E (7 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written German, the 19,537th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bursche is a German masculine noun meaning “boy, young man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “junger Mann; Junge”.
What does Bursche mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineboy, young man
- 2
masculineobsoletestudent
- 3
masculinemember of a student fraternity
- 4
datedmasculineboy, young servant
- 5
colloquialmasculinebig catch
noun
- 1
feminineobsoletecommunity or lodging of people working (or studying) together
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. junger Mann; Junge 2. Mitglied einer Studentenverbindung, einer Burschenschaft 3. Soldat in der Funktion eines Dieners
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bursche
- Burschen genitive
- Bürschchen diminutive neuter
- Bursch alternative
- Pursche alternative
- Pursch alternative
- Burse alternative
- Purse alternative
- Burs alternative
- Purs alternative
- Bürscherl diminutive
- Bürschlein diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bursche?
- /ˈbʊrʃə/
- [ˈbʊʁʃə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bursche
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bursche in German?
Bursche appears 2.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).