Begabung

[bəˈɡaːbʊŋ]

/[bəˈɡaːbʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Begabung” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,827. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,827
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - angeborene überdurchschnittliche, besondere Fähigkeiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-begabung · Begabung · German

Begabung · rank #18,827 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,827
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Befürchtungen

Nearest frequency peer: Befürchtungen (-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 „Begabung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Begabung“ 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).

Begabung vs Beratung
75% similar
Begabung vs Begehung
75% similar
Begabung vs Belebung
75% similar

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

Key facts for Begabung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBegabung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈɡaːbʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,827
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Begabung“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Befürchtungen“ (#18,826), „begehren“ (#18,828), „beerdigt“ (#18,825). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Begabung“ bei #18,827. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Begabung (IPA [bəˈɡaːbʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,827 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "angeborene überdurchschnittliche, besondere Fähigkeiten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Begabung, with forms such as "bbegabung", "beagbung", and "begabbung". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Beratung", "Begehung", "Belebung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Begabung, spelled B-E-G-A-B-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    angeborene überdurchschnittliche, besondere Fähigkeiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat eine besondere Begabung für Sprachen.
  2. „Die Bilanz aller Auskünfte rechtfertigt jedenfalls die Annahme, daß der Grund für das frühe Außenseitertum, in dem Siggi J. sich vorfand, einzig und allein in seiner Begabung zu suchen ist.“

Synonyms

AderAnlageGabeTalentVeranlagung

This word in other languages

gift(English)talento(Español)don(Français)talento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbegabung
  • beagbung
  • begabbung
  • begabnug
  • begabugn
  • begabungg
  • begabunng
  • begaubng
  • begbaung
  • beggabung
  • bgeabung
  • ebgabung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Begabung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbegabung1beagbung2begabbung1begabnug2begabugn2begabungg1begabunng1begaubng2
Edit distance from "Begabung"

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 "Begabung"?
"Begabung" is spelled B-E-G-A-B-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡaːbʊŋ].
What does "Begabung" mean?
As a noun, "Begabung" means: angeborene überdurchschnittliche, besondere Fähigkeiten
What words are commonly confused with "Begabung"?
"Begabung" is commonly confused with "Beratung", "Begehung", "Belebung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Begabung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Begabung" is [bəˈɡaːbʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Begabung" come from?
"Begabung" 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 "Begabung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

begehren#18,828beerdigt#18,825behutsam#18,829Beistand#18,830

Similar misspelling depth

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

belohnen12 variantsAnhängen12 variantsangreift12 variantsanführen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list