Bützow

[ˈbʏt͡so]

/[ˈbʏt͡so]/ name

The verdict

“Bützow” is uncommon German (frequency #96,785 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,785
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-butzow · Bützow · German

Bützow · rank #96,785 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,785
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Calvinismus

Nearest frequency peer: Calvinismus (+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 „Bützow“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bützow
PropertyValue
HeadwordBützow
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈbʏt͡so]
Letters6
Frequency rank#96,785
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bützow“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bützowfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Calvinismus“ (#96,786), „Bünden“ (#96,783), „canning“ (#96,787). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bützow“ bei #96,785. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bützow is uncommon German at frequency #96,785 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈbʏt͡so]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland".

Zero misspellings are on record for Bützow in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bützow, spelled B-Ü-T-Z-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Bützow liegt in Deutschlands Nordosten.

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 "Bützow"?
"Bützow" is spelled B-Ü-T-Z-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʏt͡so].
What does "Bützow" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bützow" means: eine Stadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Bützow"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bützow" is [ˈbʏt͡so]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bützow" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list