Bosnian
/ˈbɑːzni.ən/adjective, noun
Bosnian is spelled B-O-S-N-I-A-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Bosnian means “Of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian people or their culture and language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Bosnian?
| Letters | 7: B-O-S-N-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,651st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Bosnian?
Bosnian appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st 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 Bosnian?
- UK /ˈbɒzni.ən/
- US /ˈbɑːzni.ən/
- US /ˈbɔːzni.ən/
Bosnian has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Bosnian.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Bosnian
- more Bosnian comparative
- most Bosnian superlative
- Bosnians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Bosnian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian people or their culture and language.
- 2
Of or pertaining to Bosnia.
- 3
nonstandardPertaining to Bosniaks.
noun
- 1
A person from Bosnia and Herzegovina or of Bosnian descent.
- 2
nonstandardA Bosniak.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bosnian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | bosnisch , Bosnier, Bosnierin |
| Portuguese | bósnio |
| Spanish | bosnio , bosnia |
| French | Bosnien, Bosnienne |
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 Bosnian come from?
From Bosnia + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).