beherrschende

Name: beherrschende, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[bəˈhɛʁʃn̩də]

/[bəˈhɛʁʃn̩də]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“beherrschende” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #43,047 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#43,047
frequency rank, German: 13
letters: 19
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beherrschend

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

beherrschende vs beherrschen

85% similar

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

Key facts for beherrschende
Property	Value
Headword	beherrschende
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[bəˈhɛʁʃn̩də]
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#43,047
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “beherrschende” 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). beherrschende lands here:

#43,047

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for beherrschende is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈhɛʁʃn̩də]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,047 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for beherrschende, with forms such as "bbeherrschende", "beehrrschende", and "beherrcshende". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "beherrschen", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is beherrschende, spelled B-E-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-E-N-D-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beherrschend
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beherrschend
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beherrschend
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beherrschend
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beherrschend
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beherrschend
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beherrschend
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beherrschend
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beherrschend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbeherrschende,beehrrschende,beherrcshende,beherrscchende,beherrscehnde,beherrschedne,beherrschendde,beherrschened,beherrschennde,beherrschhende,beherrschnede,beherrshcende,beherrsschende,beherschende,behersrchende,behherrschende,behrerschende,bheerrschende,ebherrschende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "beherrschende"

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 "beherrschende"?

"beherrschende" is spelled B-E-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈhɛʁʃn̩də].

What does "beherrschende" mean?

As an adjective, "beherrschende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beherrschend

What words are commonly confused with "beherrschende"?

"beherrschende" is commonly confused with "beherrschen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "beherrschende"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beherrschende" is [bəˈhɛʁʃn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "beherrschende" come from?

"beherrschende" 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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Using “beherrschende”

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

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

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.