Behandlung

[bəˈhandlʊŋ]

/[bəˈhandlʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Behandlung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,541
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Umgehen, Verfahren mit etwas oder jemandem

Corpus desk

Index DE-behandlung · Behandlung · German

Behandlung · rank #1,541 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,541
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ausland

Nearest frequency peer: Ausland (-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 „Behandlung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Behandlung“ 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).

Behandlung vs Behandlungen
83% similar

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

Key facts for Behandlung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBehandlung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈhandlʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,541
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Behandlung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Behandlungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ausland“ (#1,540), „bestätigt“ (#1,542), „Auftrag“ (#1,539). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Behandlung“ bei #1,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Behandlung (IPA [bəˈhandlʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,541 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Behandlung, with forms such as "bbehandlung", "beahndlung", and "behadnlung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Behandlungen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Behandlung, spelled B-E-H-A-N-D-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Umgehen, Verfahren mit etwas oder jemandem
  2. 2
    Anwendung eines Heilverfahrens
  3. 3
    Betreuung durch einen Arzt
  4. 4
    Darstellung eines Themas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Behandlung des Konflikts führte zu keiner Lösung.
  2. „Als Christ und Mensch hatte auch der Unfreie zumindest einen moralischen Anspruch auf menschenwürdige Behandlung.“

Synonyms

ArztbehandlungAusführungBesprechungErörterungThemenbehandlung

Antonyms

Nichtbehandlung

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbehandlung
  • beahndlung
  • behadnlung
  • behanddlung
  • behandllung
  • behandlnug
  • behandlugn
  • behandlungg
  • behandlunng
  • behandulng
  • behanldung
  • behanndlung
  • behhandlung
  • behnadlung
  • bheandlung
  • ebhandlung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbehandlung1beahndlung2behadnlung2behanddlung1behandllung1behandlnug2behandlugn2behandlungg1
Edit distance from "Behandlung"

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 "Behandlung"?
"Behandlung" is spelled B-E-H-A-N-D-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈhandlʊŋ].
What does "Behandlung" mean?
As a noun, "Behandlung" means: das Umgehen, Verfahren mit etwas oder jemandem
What words are commonly confused with "Behandlung"?
"Behandlung" is commonly confused with "Behandlungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Behandlung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Behandlung" is [bəˈhandlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Behandlung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list