beautiful

[ˈbjuːtɪfəl]

/[ˈbjuːtɪfəl]/ adj

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The verdict

“beautiful” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,231. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,231
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schön

Corpus desk

Index DE-beautiful · beautiful · German

beautiful · rank #17,231 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,231
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH BAföG

Nearest frequency peer: BAföG (-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 „beautiful“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „beautiful“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for beautiful
PropertyValue
Headwordbeautiful
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbjuːtɪfəl]
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,231
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beautiful“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).beautifulliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „BAföG“ (#17,230), „Beeinträchtigung“ (#17,232), „Automobilindustrie“ (#17,229). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beautiful“ bei #17,231. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around beautiful (IPA [ˈbjuːtɪfəl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,231 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "schön".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for beautiful, with forms such as "baeutiful", "bbeautiful", and "beatuiful". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is beautiful, spelled B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    schön

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how beautiful appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. a beautiful flower – eine schöne Blume

Synonyms

prettybonnylovely

Antonyms

nastyuglyunsightly

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • baeutiful
  • bbeautiful
  • beatuiful
  • beauitful
  • beautfiul
  • beautifful
  • beautiflu
  • beautifull
  • beautiufl
  • beauttiful
  • beuatiful
  • ebautiful

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beautiful - 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.

baeutiful2bbeautiful1beatuiful2beauitful2beautfiul2beautifful1beautiflu2beautifull1
Edit distance from "beautiful"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beautiful"?
"beautiful" is spelled B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbjuːtɪfəl].
What does "beautiful" mean?
As an adjective, "beautiful" means: schön
What are common misspellings of "beautiful"?
Common misspellings include "baeutiful", "bbeautiful", "beatuiful", "beauitful", "beautfiul". The correct spelling is "beautiful".
How do you pronounce "beautiful"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beautiful" is [ˈbjuːtɪfəl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beautiful" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "beautiful", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

benannten#17,235auslaufen#17,226Auskünfte#17,225Dachboden#17,254

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

breaking12 variantsanmerken12 variantselectric12 variantswirkende12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list