Busen

/[ˈbuːzn̩]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,261

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Busen is aGermannoun. It means: die weibliche Brust als Ganzes, der Raum zwischen den einzelnen Brüsten (sulcus intermammarius) Pronounced [ˈbuːzn̩]. Often confused with bush and buss.

Key facts for Busen
PropertyValue
HeadwordBusen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbuːzn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,261
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Busen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Busen is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbuːzn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,261 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Busen, with forms such as "bbusen", "bsuen", and "buesn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bush", "buss", "Busse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Busen, spelled B-U-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die weibliche Brust als Ganzes, der Raum zwischen den einzelnen Brüsten (sulcus intermammarius)
  2. 2
    die menschliche Brust allgemein, vor allem als Sitz des Herzens
  3. 3
    Kleidung über der Brust
  4. 4
    größere Ausbuchtung eines Meeres; Meerbusen, Meeresbusen, Meeresbucht

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbusen,bsuen,buesn,busenn,busne,ubsen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Busen

Misspelling Variants of "Busen"

bbusen6bsuen5buesn5busenn6busne5ubsen5
Misspelling Variants of "Busen"

Frequency rank: #14,261 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Busen"?
"Busen" is spelled B-U-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbuːzn̩].
What does "Busen" mean?
As a noun, "Busen" means: die weibliche Brust als Ganzes, der Raum zwischen den einzelnen Brüsten (sulcus intermammarius)
What words are commonly confused with "Busen"?
"Busen" is commonly confused with "bush", "buss", "Busse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Busen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Busen" is [ˈbuːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Busen" come from?
"Busen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.