Böses
\ˈbøːzəs\
The verdict
“Böses” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Le mal, ce qui est méchant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-boses · Böses · French
Böses · 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
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 | Böses |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈbøːzəs\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Böses is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈbøːzəs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Le mal, ce qui est méchant.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Böses in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Böses, spelled B-Ö-S-E-S.
Definition
- 1Le mal, ce qui est méchant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Böses appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Böse in der Welt geht fast immer von Unwissenheit aus, und der gute Wille kann ebenso viel Schaden anrichten wie die Bosheit, wenn er nicht aufgeklärt ist.
Die schlechten Begierden, die schlechten Gedanken, wenn es sie überhaupt gibt, kommen von draußen; kaum sind sie in mir, da verkümmern und verdorren sie: ich bin ein schlechter Boden für das Böse.
Antonyms
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.