Beherrschung

[bəˈhɛʁʃʊŋ]

/[bəˈhɛʁʃʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Beherrschung” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,464. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,464
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Ausüben der Kontrolle über etwas/jemanden

Corpus desk

Index DE-beherrschung · Beherrschung · German

Beherrschung · rank #25,464 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,464
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH begonnenen

Nearest frequency peer: begonnenen (-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 „Beherrschung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Beherrschung“ 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).

Beherrschung vs beherrschen
75% similar

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

Key facts for Beherrschung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeherrschung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈhɛʁʃʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#25,464
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Beherrschung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Beherrschungliegt 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: „begonnenen“ (#25,463), „beigesetzt“ (#25,465), „begonnene“ (#25,462). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Beherrschung“ bei #25,464. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Beherrschung (IPA [bəˈhɛʁʃʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,464 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Beherrschung, with forms such as "bbeherrschung", "beehrrschung", and "beherrcshung". 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, "beherrschen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Beherrschung, spelled B-E-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Ausüben der Kontrolle über etwas/jemanden
  2. 2
    Fähigkeit zur Kontrolle über sich selbst
  3. 3
    umfassendes Wissen über ein Themengebiet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mit der Beherrschung des Bosporus stellten die Osmanen sicher, dass verschiedene handeltreibende Gruppen weitermachen und ihren Verpflichtungen nachkommen konnten.“
  2. „Der Platz würde knapp reichen, wenn David die Beherrschung über das Auto wiedergewinnen konnte.“

This word in other languages

control(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeherrschung
  • beehrrschung
  • beherrcshung
  • beherrscchung
  • beherrschhung
  • beherrschnug
  • beherrschugn
  • beherrschungg
  • beherrschunng
  • beherrscuhng
  • beherrshcung
  • beherrsschung
  • beherschung
  • behersrchung
  • behherrschung
  • behrerschung
  • bheerrschung
  • ebherrschung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbeherrschung1beehrrschung2beherrcshung2beherrscchung1beherrschhung1beherrschnug2beherrschugn2beherrschungg1
Edit distance from "Beherrschung"

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 "Beherrschung"?
"Beherrschung" is spelled B-E-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈhɛʁʃʊŋ].
What does "Beherrschung" mean?
As a noun, "Beherrschung" means: das Ausüben der Kontrolle über etwas/jemanden
What words are commonly confused with "Beherrschung"?
"Beherrschung" 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 "Beherrschung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beherrschung" is [bəˈhɛʁʃʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beherrschung" come from?
"Beherrschung" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Berichtigung#25,468Brandstifter#25,480Arbeitsleben#25,443chinesisches#25,494

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Buchführung18 variantszertifiziert18 variantseinzudringen18 variantsweiterfahren18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list