Butz

[bʊt͡s]

/[bʊt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Butz” is uncommon German (frequency #64,139 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,139
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gespensterhafte Figur, die Angst verbreitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-butz · Butz · German

Butz · rank #64,139 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,139
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Buntsandstein

Nearest frequency peer: Buntsandstein (-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 „Butz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Butz
PropertyValue
HeadwordButz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʊt͡s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#64,139
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Butz“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Butzfällt 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: „Buntsandstein“ (#64,138), „Bundesjustizminister“ (#64,137), „börsennotierte“ (#64,142). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Butz“ bei #64,139. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Butz is uncommon German at frequency #64,139 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bʊt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gespensterhafte Figur, die Angst verbreitet".

No misspelling variants are generated for Butz in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Butz, spelled B-U-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    gespensterhafte Figur, die Angst verbreitet

Synonyms

Butzemann

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 "Butz"?
"Butz" is spelled B-U-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [bʊt͡s].
What does "Butz" mean?
As a noun, "Butz" means: gespensterhafte Figur, die Angst verbreitet
How do you pronounce "Butz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Butz" is [bʊt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Butz" come from?
"Butz" 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 "Butz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cart#64,148Berl#64,094Babs#64,071Aken#64,014

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list