Hurenbock
[ˈhuːʁənˌbɔk]
The verdict
“Hurenbock” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abwertend: Mann, der ein ausschweifendes sexuelles Leben führt
Corpus desk
Index DE-hurenbock · Hurenbock · German
Hurenbock · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hurenbock |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhuːʁənˌbɔk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Hurenbock“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Hurenbock is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhuːʁənˌbɔk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "abwertend: Mann, der ein ausschweifendes sexuelles Leben führt".
Hurenbock doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Hurenbock, spelled H-U-R-E-N-B-O-C-K.
Definition
- 1abwertend: Mann, der ein ausschweifendes sexuelles Leben führt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hurenbock appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Unterdessen sahen die drei Hurenböcke aus einer Nebenstraße ein verschleiertes junges Weib hervortreten, das sich gar anmutig gab und deren Gestalt zarteste Jugend verriet.“
„Der Alte sagte, Rikard hätte im Alter von zwei Jahren seine Mutter verloren, und sein Vater wäre ein Hurenbock aus Skáli gewesen, der sein Kind nie anerkannt hatte.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.