Bedürfnis

[bəˈdʏʁfnɪs]

/[bəˈdʏʁfnɪs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bedürfnis” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,152. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,152
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Wunsch oder das Verlangen nach etwas

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Bedürfnis vs Bedürfnisse
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Bedürfnis
PropertyValue
HeadwordBedürfnis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈdʏʁfnɪs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,152
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bedürfnis” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Bedürfnis lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Bedürfnis (IPA [bəˈdʏʁfnɪs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,152 among 72,680 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bedürfnis, with forms such as "bbedürfnis", "bdeürfnis", and "beddürfnis". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Bedürfnisse", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Bedürfnis, spelled B-E-D-Ü-R-F-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Wunsch oder das Verlangen nach etwas
  2. 2
    Empfindung eines Mangels, mit dem Bestreben, ihn zu beseitigen
  3. 3
    die Notdurft

Synonyms

DrangSehnsuchtVerlangenBedarfNotdurft

This word in other languages

need(English)necesidad(Español)besoin(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbedürfnis
  • bdeürfnis
  • beddürfnis
  • bedrüfnis
  • bedüfrnis
  • bedürffnis
  • bedürfins
  • bedürfniss
  • bedürfnnis
  • bedürfnsi
  • bedürnfis
  • bedürrfnis
  • beüdrfnis
  • ebdürfnis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbedürfnis1bdeürfnis2beddürfnis1bedrüfnis2bedüfrnis2bedürffnis1bedürfins2bedürfniss1
Edit distance from "Bedürfnis"

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 "Bedürfnis"?
"Bedürfnis" is spelled B-E-D-Ü-R-F-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈdʏʁfnɪs].
What does "Bedürfnis" mean?
As a noun, "Bedürfnis" means: der Wunsch oder das Verlangen nach etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Bedürfnis"?
"Bedürfnis" is commonly confused with "Bedürfnisse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bedürfnis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bedürfnis" is [bəˈdʏʁfnɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bedürfnis" come from?
"Bedürfnis" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Bedürfnis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-D-Ü-R-F-N-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈdʏʁfnɪs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Bedürfnisse” - see the side-by-side comparison. Bedürfnis vs Bedürfnisse
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list