beige

[beːʃ]

/[beːʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“beige” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,521. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,521
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine hellgelbbraune Farbe (RAL 1001) aufweisend, die der ungefärbter Wolle beziehungsweise der des Dünensandes gleicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-beige · beige · German

beige · rank #20,521 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,521
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beherrschte

Nearest frequency peer: beherrschte (-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 „beige“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beige“ 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).

beige vs big
60% similar
beige vs beim
60% similar
beige vs Berg
40% similar

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

Key facts for beige
PropertyValue
Headwordbeige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[beːʃ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,521
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beige“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).beigeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „beherrschte“ (#20,520), „bekäme“ (#20,522), „beachtliche“ (#20,519). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beige“ bei #20,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around beige (IPA [beːʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,521 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine hellgelbbraune Farbe (RAL 1001) aufweisend, die der ungefärbter Wolle beziehungsweise der des Dünensandes gleicht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for beige, with forms such as "bbeige", "begie", and "beieg". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "big", "beim", "Berg", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 beige, spelled B-E-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine hellgelbbraune Farbe (RAL 1001) aufweisend, die der ungefärbter Wolle beziehungsweise der des Dünensandes gleicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie trug ein beiges Kleid, welches nicht dunkel genug war, um es als ockerfarben zu bezeichnen.
  2. Hast du ein beiges Näpfchen in deinem Farbkasten?

Synonyms

beigefarbenbeigefarbig

This word in other languages

beige(English)beige(Español)beige(Français)bege(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeige
  • begie
  • beieg
  • beigge
  • biege
  • ebige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbeige1begie2beieg2beigge1biege2ebige2
Edit distance from "beige"

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 "beige"?
"beige" is spelled B-E-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [beːʃ].
What does "beige" mean?
As an adjective, "beige" means: eine hellgelbbraune Farbe (RAL 1001) aufweisend, die der ungefärbter Wolle beziehungsweise der des Dünensandes gleicht
What words are commonly confused with "beige"?
"beige" is commonly confused with "big", "beim", "Berg". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beige" is [beːʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beige" come from?
"beige" 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 "beige", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Beyer#20,532artig#20,505Aroma#20,504chase#20,547

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list