Busen
German, noun/ˈbuːzən/
Busen is spelled B-U-S-E-N (5 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written German, the 14,267th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Busen is a German masculine noun meaning “a woman’s breasts collectively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die weibliche Brust als Ganzes, der Raum zwischen den einzelnen Brüsten (sulcus intermammarius)”.
What does Busen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea woman’s breasts collectively
- 2
datedmasculinebosom, a person’s chest, breast; (especially) the bulge of the garment around it
eine Schlange im Busen tragen / nähren
- 3
masculinebosom (seat of thoughts and feelings)
- 4
masculinebay, bight, gulf (area of sea)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die weibliche Brust als Ganzes, der Raum zwischen den einzelnen Brüsten (sulcus intermammarius) 2. die menschliche Brust allgemein, vor allem als Sitz des Herzens 3. Kleidung über der Brust 4. größere Ausbuchtung eines Meeres; Meerbusen, Meeresbusen, Meeresbucht
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 Busen
- Busens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Busen?
- /ˈbuːzən/
- [ˈbuːzn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Busen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Busen in German?
Busen appears 4.1 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).