butch

[bʊt͡ʃ]

/[bʊt͡ʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“butch” is uncommon German (frequency #59,534 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,534
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als (lesbische) Frau im Aussehen und/oder Verhalten betont männlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-butch · butch · German

butch · rank #59,534 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,534
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Busverbindung…

Nearest frequency peer: Busverbindungen (-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 „butch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for butch
PropertyValue
Headwordbutch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bʊt͡ʃ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,534
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „butch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).butchfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Busverbindungen“ (#59,533), „Bäuche“ (#59,535), „burner“ (#59,532). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „butch“ bei #59,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

butch is uncommon German at frequency #59,534 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bʊt͡ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "als (lesbische) Frau im Aussehen und/oder Verhalten betont männlich".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for butch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is butch, spelled B-U-T-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    als (lesbische) Frau im Aussehen und/oder Verhalten betont männlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sandras neue Freundin ist sehr butch.

Synonyms

butchig

This word in other languages

butchy(English)

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 "butch"?
"butch" is spelled B-U-T-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [bʊt͡ʃ].
What does "butch" mean?
As an adjective, "butch" means: als (lesbische) Frau im Aussehen und/oder Verhalten betont männlich
How do you pronounce "butch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "butch" is [bʊt͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "butch" come from?
"butch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bucks#59,528Bowen#59,522croix#59,555dolls#59,576

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list