Asbest
[asˈbɛst]
The verdict
“Asbest” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,419. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,419
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein mineralischer, feuerfester Faserstoff, dessen Fasern Asbestose auslösen können
Corpus desk
Index DE-asbest · Asbest · German
Asbest · rank #32,419 · 9 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,419
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH Architekturbü…
Nearest frequency peer: Architekturbüro (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Asbest“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- anständiger
anständiger
67,585 corpus weight
- anthologie
anthologie
67,584 corpus weight
- Architektur…
Architekturbüro
67,583 corpus weight
- Asbest
Asbest
67,582 corpus weight
- aufatmen
aufatmen
67,581 corpus weight
- Aufstände
Aufstände
67,580 corpus weight
What this shows „Asbest“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Asbest |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [asˈbɛst] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #32,419 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Asbest“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Asbest (IPA [asˈbɛst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,419 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein mineralischer, feuerfester Faserstoff, dessen Fasern Asbestose auslösen können".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Asbest, with forms such as "absest", "asbbest", and "asbesst". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "asset", "Aspekt", "Attest", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Asbest, spelled A-S-B-E-S-T.
Definition
- 1ein mineralischer, feuerfester Faserstoff, dessen Fasern Asbestose auslösen können
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Asbest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aufgrund seiner gesundheitsschädlichen Eigenschaften wird Asbest heute nicht mehr verwendet und mit oft großem Aufwand entfernt.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- absest
- asbbest
- asbesst
- asbestt
- asbets
- asbset
- asebst
- assbest
- sabest
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Asbest - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Asbest", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).