Busch
German, noun/bʊʃ/
Busch is spelled B-U-S-C-H (5 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 6,912th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Busch is a German masculine noun meaning “bush, shrub” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mittelgroße, belaubte und verholzende Pflanze”.
What does Busch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebush, shrub
Du musst mal den großen Busch im Vorgarten beschneiden.
- 2
masculinebushes, thicket, brush, scrub, copse (densely vegetated area with mainly smaller plants and some trees)
Wir müssen uns hier nicht durch den Busch kämpfen: Da hinten ist ein Weg.
- 3
derogatoryinformalmasculineboondocks, the middle of nowhere; a remote, rural area
Wir sitzen hier irgendwo im Busch und haben keine Ahnung, wo wir lang müssen.
- 4
datedmasculinewoodland, small forest, grove, wooded countryside
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mittelgroße, belaubte und verholzende Pflanze 2. in Anlehnung an bush ^(→ en): steppenartige Landschaft 3. mehrere Bäume und mittelgroße Pflanzen im Verbund Wald, Baumgruppe, Gebüschfläche; Gebüsch oder auch Unterholz 4. großes Büschel
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 Busch
- Busches genitive
- Buschs genitive
- Büsche plural
- Busche dative singular
- Büschen dative definite plural
- Büschchen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Busch?
- /bʊʃ/
- [bʊʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Busch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Busch in German?
Busch appears 10 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).