Bosniak
/ˈbɒzniæk/noun
Bosniak is spelled B-O-S-N-I-A-K: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Bosniak means “A person belonging to an autochthonous South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Bosniak is Bosniaks.
How many letters and syllables are in Bosniak?
| Letters | 7: B-O-S-N-I-A-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Bosniak?
Bosniak appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Bosniak?
- /ˈbɒzniæk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Bosniak.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Bosniak
- Bosniaks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Bosniak mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person belonging to an autochthonous South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro.
- 2
A person typically characterized by their ties to the Bosnian historical region, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bosniak in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Bosniak |
| Portuguese | bosníaco |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Bosniak come from?
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Bòšnjāk (“Bosniak”), from Bȍsna (“Bosnia”). Equivalent to Bosniac: Bosnia+-ac.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).