Burundi

[buˈʁʊndi]

/[buˈʁʊndi]/ name

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The verdict

“Burundi” is uncommon German (frequency #62,276 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,276
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staat in Ostafrika

Corpus desk

Index DE-burundi · Burundi · German

Burundi · rank #62,276 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,276
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bundesverbands

Nearest frequency peer: Bundesverbands (-1 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 „Burundi“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Burundi
PropertyValue
HeadwordBurundi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[buˈʁʊndi]
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,276
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Burundi“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Burundifällt 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: „Bundesverbands“ (#62,275), „Böcke“ (#62,277), „built“ (#62,273). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Burundi“ bei #62,276. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Burundi is uncommon German at frequency #62,276 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [buˈʁʊndi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Staat in Ostafrika".

No misspelling variants are generated for Burundi in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Burundi, spelled B-U-R-U-N-D-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staat in Ostafrika

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Burundi ist einer der kleinsten Staaten Afrikas, aber – ebenso wie der Nachbarstaat Ruanda – sehr dicht besiedelt.“
  2. Burundi liegt am nördlichen Rand des Tanganjikasees.

Synonyms

Republik Burundi

This word in other languages

Burundi(English)Burundi(Español)Burundi(Français)Burundi(Português)

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 "Burundi"?
"Burundi" is spelled B-U-R-U-N-D-I. The IPA pronunciation is [buˈʁʊndi].
What does "Burundi" mean?
As a proper noun, "Burundi" means: Staat in Ostafrika
How do you pronounce "Burundi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Burundi" is [buˈʁʊndi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Burundi" come from?
"Burundi" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Catwalk#62,281Chargen#62,286checkst#62,287coachen#62,294

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list