Offiziersbursche
[ɔfiˈt͡siːɐ̯sˌbʊʁʃə]
The verdict
“Offiziersbursche” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Soldat in der Funktion des Dieners eines Offiziers
Corpus desk
Index DE-offiziersbursche · Offiziersbursche · German
Offiziersbursche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | Offiziersbursche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɔfiˈt͡siːɐ̯sˌbʊʁʃə] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Offiziersbursche“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Offiziersbursche is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɔfiˈt͡siːɐ̯sˌbʊʁʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Soldat in der Funktion des Dieners eines Offiziers".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Offiziersbursche, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Offiziersbursche, spelled O-F-F-I-Z-I-E-R-S-B-U-R-S-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Soldat in der Funktion des Dieners eines Offiziers
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Offiziersbursche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch der Wagen und der Offiziersbursche glitten vorüber.“
Synonyms
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.