burgomaster
/ˈbɜɹɡəmæstɚ/
"burgomaster" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“burgomaster” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
Corpus desk
Index EN-burgomaster · burgomaster · English
burgomaster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | burgomaster |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɜɹɡəmæstɚ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “burgomaster” in English
Rare enough to double-check
burgomaster is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɜɹɡəmæstɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.".
burgomaster has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Partial calque of Dutch burgemeester with master. Compare also boroughmaster. The correct English form is burgomaster, spelled B-U-R-G-O-M-A-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.
Etymology
Partial calque of Dutch burgemeester with master. Compare also boroughmaster.
This word in other languages
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.