Meerbusen

[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌbuːzn̩]

/[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌbuːzn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Meerbusen” is uncommon German (frequency #89,282 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,282
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größere Ausbuchtung eines Meeres

Corpus desk

Index DE-meerbusen · Meerbusen · German

Meerbusen · rank #89,282 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,282
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Meerane

Nearest frequency peer: Meerane (-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 „Meerbusen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Meerbusen
PropertyValue
HeadwordMeerbusen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmeːɐ̯ˌbuːzn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#89,282
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Meerbusen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Meerbusenfällt 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: „Meerane“ (#89,281), „meli“ (#89,284), „Mazedonischen“ (#89,279). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Meerbusen“ bei #89,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Meerbusen is uncommon German at frequency #89,282 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌbuːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "größere Ausbuchtung eines Meeres".

No misspelling variants are generated for Meerbusen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Meerbusen, spelled M-E-E-R-B-U-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    größere Ausbuchtung eines Meeres

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Adria ist ein Meerbusen des Mittelmeers.
  2. „Neu-Nürnberg hat zwei Millionen Einwohner, liegt traumhaft an einem karibischen Meerbusen, heißt heute Maracaibo und ist die zweitgrößte Stadt Venezuelas.“

Synonyms

BuchtGolfMeeresbuchtMeeresbusen

Antonyms

Halbinsel

This word in other languages

golfe(Français)

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 "Meerbusen"?
"Meerbusen" is spelled M-E-E-R-B-U-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌbuːzn̩].
What does "Meerbusen" mean?
As a noun, "Meerbusen" means: größere Ausbuchtung eines Meeres
How do you pronounce "Meerbusen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Meerbusen" is [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌbuːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Meerbusen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Maulbronn#89,278Manometer#89,267minimales#89,299Mangroven#89,264

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list