Becken
[ˈbɛkn̩]
The verdict
“Becken” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,040. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,040
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - derjenige Körperabschnitt, der unterhalb des Bauchs und oberhalb der Beine gelegen ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-becken · Becken · German
Becken · rank #6,040 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,040
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH ASS
Nearest frequency peer: ASS (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Becken”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- anstrengend
anstrengend
93,964 corpus weight
- antwortet
antwortet
93,963 corpus weight
- ASS
ASS
93,962 corpus weight
- Becken
Becken
93,961 corpus weight
- bemühen
bemühen
93,960 corpus weight
- benachbarten
benachbarten
93,959 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Becken” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Becken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɛkn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #6,040 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Becken” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Becken (IPA [ˈbɛkn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,040 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Becken, with forms such as "bbecken", "bceken", and "beccken". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "been", "beten", "Besen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Becken, spelled B-E-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1derjenige Körperabschnitt, der unterhalb des Bauchs und oberhalb der Beine gelegen ist
- 2flacher, oben offener, oft fest installierter Behälter für Wasser oder eine andere Flüssigkeit
- 3großer natürlicher oder künstlicher Behälter für Wasser in der Landschaft
- 4ausgedehnte landschaftliche Einsenkung
- 5Musikinstrument, bei dem eine tellerförmige Metallscheibe geschlagen bzw. ein Paar von Metallscheiben gegeneinander geschlagen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Becken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei diesem Sturz hat er sich einen Bruch des Beckens zugezogen.
„Mit beiden Händen wippte ich sie auf und ab und ließ ihr Becken rotieren.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbecken
- bceken
- beccken
- becekn
- beckenn
- beckken
- beckne
- bekcen
- ebcken
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Becken - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Becken", 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).
What to do next
You've looked up "Becken". Here's where to go from here.
- "Becken" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "been". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #6,040 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.