Beile

[ˈbaɪ̯lə]

/[ˈbaɪ̯lə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Beile” is uncommon German (frequency #92,655 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,655
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kerbholz

Corpus desk

Index DE-beile · Beile · German

Beile · rank #92,655 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,655
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH begnadigen

Nearest frequency peer: begnadigen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Beile“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Beile“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Beile
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeile
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaɪ̯lə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,655
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Beile“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Beilefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „begnadigen“ (#92,654), „beiläufige“ (#92,656), „beginnender“ (#92,653). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Beile“ bei #92,655. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Beile is uncommon German at frequency #92,655 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaɪ̯lə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kerbholz".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Beile, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Beile, spelled B-E-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kerbholz

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 "Beile"?
"Beile" is spelled B-E-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaɪ̯lə].
What does "Beile" mean?
As a noun, "Beile" means: Kerbholz
How do you pronounce "Beile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beile" is [ˈbaɪ̯lə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beile" come from?
"Beile" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

begib#92,652Basra#92,638Bantu#92,634Bache#92,629

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list