boshaft
\ˈboːshaft\
The verdict
“boshaft” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Malveillant, méchant, maligne, haineux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-boshaft · boshaft · French
boshaft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | boshaft |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈboːshaft\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
boshaft is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈboːshaft\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Malveillant, méchant, maligne, haineux.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for boshaft, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is boshaft, spelled B-O-S-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1Malveillant, méchant, maligne, haineux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how boshaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
(Der Tschekist) vermutet, dass (die Künstler) ein interessanteres Leben führen als er, und das könnte ihn boshaft machen, aber er ist kein boshafter Mensch.
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.