Behörden
[bəˈhøːɐ̯dn̩]
The verdict
“Behörden” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,051. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,051
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Behörde
Corpus desk
Index DE-behorden · Behörden · German
Behörden · rank #2,051 · 12 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,051
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH aussagen
Nearest frequency peer: aussagen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Behörden”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Aufnahme
Aufnahme
97,953 corpus weight
- Auftritt
Auftritt
97,952 corpus weight
- aussagen
aussagen
97,951 corpus weight
- Behörden
Behörden
97,950 corpus weight
- berichten
berichten
97,949 corpus weight
- beteiligt
beteiligt
97,948 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Behörden” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Behörden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bəˈhøːɐ̯dn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,051 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Behörden” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Behörden (IPA [bəˈhøːɐ̯dn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,051 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Behörden, with forms such as "bbehörden", "behhörden", and "behröden". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "besorgen", "beworben", "beworfen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Behörden, spelled B-E-H-Ö-R-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Behörde
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Behörde
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Behörde
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Behörde
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbehörden
- behhörden
- behröden
- behödren
- behördden
- behördenn
- behördne
- behöredn
- behörrden
- beöhrden
- bheörden
- ebhörden
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Behörden - 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.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Behörden", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Behörden". Here's where to go from here.
- "Behörden" maps to 7 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "besorgen". View pair
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #2,051 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.