Puffbohne
[ˈpʊfˌboːnə]
The verdict
“Puffbohne” 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 May 6, 2026) - dickstengelige, erbsenähnliche Wickenart, deren unregelmäßige, flache Samen als Kraftfutter und auch der menschlichen Ernährung dienen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Puffbohne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʊfˌboːnə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Puffbohne” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Puffbohne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʊfˌboːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dickstengelige, erbsenähnliche Wickenart, deren unregelmäßige, flache Samen als Kraftfutter und auch der menschlichen Ernährung dienen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Puffbohne in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Puffbohne, spelled P-U-F-F-B-O-H-N-E.
Definition
- 1dickstengelige, erbsenähnliche Wickenart, deren unregelmäßige, flache Samen als Kraftfutter und auch der menschlichen Ernährung dienen
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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.
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Using “Puffbohne”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-U-F-F-B-O-H-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpʊfˌboːnə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.