Beerdigung

[bəˈʔeːɐ̯dɪɡʊŋ]

/[bəˈʔeːɐ̯dɪɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Beerdigung” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,605. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,605
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist feierliche Beisetzung der sterblichen Überreste eines Toten in der Erde

Corpus desk

Index DE-beerdigung · Beerdigung · German

Beerdigung · rank #11,605 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,605
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Baumann

Nearest frequency peer: Baumann (-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 „Beerdigung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Beerdigung vs Beleidigung
82% similar
Beerdigung vs Beerdigungen
83% similar
Beerdigung vs Beendigung
90% similar

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

Key facts for Beerdigung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeerdigung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʔeːɐ̯dɪɡʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#11,605
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Beerdigung“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Baumann“ (#11,604), „Befürworter“ (#11,606), „Bananen“ (#11,603). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Beerdigung“ bei #11,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Beerdigung (IPA [bəˈʔeːɐ̯dɪɡʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,605 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "meist feierliche Beisetzung der sterblichen Überreste eines Toten in der Erde".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Beerdigung, with forms such as "bbeerdigung", "beedrigung", and "beerddigung". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Beleidigung", "Beerdigungen", "Beendigung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Beerdigung, spelled B-E-E-R-D-I-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist feierliche Beisetzung der sterblichen Überreste eines Toten in der Erde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Beerdigung ist für 11 Uhr angesetzt.
  2. „Die Beerdigung findet in extravaganter Atmosphäre in New York statt.“

Synonyms

BegängnisBegräbnisBegräbnisfeierBeisetzungBestattnisBestattungBestattungsfeierExequienFuneralienGrablegungLeichenbegängnisLeichenbestattungLeichenfeierRequiemSterbeamtTotenamtTotenmesseLeicheLeich

Antonyms

Exhumierung

This word in other languages

funeral(English)entierro(Español)enterrement(Français)funeral(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeerdigung
  • beedrigung
  • beerddigung
  • beerdgiung
  • beerdiggung
  • beerdignug
  • beerdigugn
  • beerdigungg
  • beerdigunng
  • beerdiugng
  • beeridgung
  • beerrdigung
  • berdigung
  • beredigung
  • eberdigung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbeerdigung1beedrigung2beerddigung1beerdgiung2beerdiggung1beerdignug2beerdigugn2beerdigungg1
Edit distance from "Beerdigung"

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 "Beerdigung"?
"Beerdigung" is spelled B-E-E-R-D-I-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʔeːɐ̯dɪɡʊŋ].
What does "Beerdigung" mean?
As a noun, "Beerdigung" means: meist feierliche Beisetzung der sterblichen Überreste eines Toten in der Erde
What words are commonly confused with "Beerdigung"?
"Beerdigung" is commonly confused with "Beleidigung", "Beerdigungen", "Beendigung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Beerdigung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beerdigung" is [bəˈʔeːɐ̯dɪɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beerdigung" come from?
"Beerdigung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Attentäter#11,597angelegten#11,587zugewiesen#11,576Einordnung#11,637

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

süddeutsche15 variantsStammtisch15 variantsSparkassen15 variantslegendären15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list