Behinderung

/[bəˈhɪndəʁʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,914

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Behinderung is aGermannoun. It means: körperliche oder psychische Funktionsstörung einer Person, so dass sie von dem für das Lebensalter typischen Zustand abweicht und daher ihre Teilhabe am Leben der Gesellschaft beeinträchtigt ist Pronounced [bəˈhɪndəʁʊŋ]. It ranks #5,914 in German word frequency. Often confused with Bewunderung and Behinderungen.

Key facts for Behinderung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBehinderung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈhɪndəʁʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#5,914
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Behinderung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Behinderung is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈhɪndəʁʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,914 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for Behinderung, with forms such as "bbehinderung", "behhinderung", and "behidnerung". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Bewunderung", "Behinderungen", "behindern", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Behinderung, spelled B-E-H-I-N-D-E-R-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    körperliche oder psychische Funktionsstörung einer Person, so dass sie von dem für das Lebensalter typischen Zustand abweicht und daher ihre Teilhabe am Leben der Gesellschaft beeinträchtigt ist
  2. 2
    Maßnahme oder Ereignis, die dazu führt, dass etwas Beabsichtigtes nicht oder nur erschwert getan werden kann

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbehinderung,behhinderung,behidnerung,behindderung,behindernug,behinderrung,behinderugn,behinderungg,behinderunng,behindeurng,behindreung,behinedrung,behinnderung,behniderung,beihnderung,bheinderung,ebhinderung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Behinderung

Misspelling Variants of "Behinderung"

bbehinderung12behhinderung12behidnerung11behindderung12behindernug11behinderrung12behinderugn11behinderungg12
Misspelling Variants of "Behinderung"

Frequency rank: #5,914 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Behinderung"?
"Behinderung" is spelled B-E-H-I-N-D-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈhɪndəʁʊŋ].
What does "Behinderung" mean?
As a noun, "Behinderung" means: körperliche oder psychische Funktionsstörung einer Person, so dass sie von dem für das Lebensalter typischen Zustand abweicht und daher ihre Teilhabe am Leben der Gesellschaft beeinträchtigt ist
What words are commonly confused with "Behinderung"?
"Behinderung" is commonly confused with "Bewunderung", "Behinderungen", "behindern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Behinderung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Behinderung" is [bəˈhɪndəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Behinderung" come from?
"Behinderung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.