Boche
/bɒʃ/
"boche" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Boche” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A German.
Corpus desk
Index EN-boche · Boche · English
Boche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | Boche |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɒʃ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Boche” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Boche is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /bɒʃ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A German.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Boche, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French boche. The correct English form is Boche, spelled B-O-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1A German.
Etymology
Borrowed from French boche.
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.