beirren

[bəˈʔɪʁən]

/[bəˈʔɪʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“beirren” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,995. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,995
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person verunsichern, sie bei dem stören, was sie gerade tut oder vorhat

Corpus desk

Index DE-beirren · beirren · German

beirren · rank #37,995 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,995
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH behütet

Nearest frequency peer: behütet (-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 „beirren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beirren“ 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).

beirren vs bergen
71% similar
beirren vs Birnen
57% similar
beirren vs Birken
57% similar

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

Key facts for beirren
PropertyValue
Headwordbeirren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʔɪʁən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,995
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beirren“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „behütet“ (#37,994), „bejaht“ (#37,996), „behandle“ (#37,993). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beirren“ bei #37,995. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around beirren (IPA [bəˈʔɪʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,995 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Person verunsichern, sie bei dem stören, was sie gerade tut oder vorhat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for beirren, with forms such as "bbeirren", "beiren", and "beirern". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "bergen", "Birnen", "Birken", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is beirren, spelled B-E-I-R-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Person verunsichern, sie bei dem stören, was sie gerade tut oder vorhat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sich durch traurige Kinderaugen jetzt nicht beirren zu lassen, sondern bestimmt und konsequent zu bleiben, das ist nicht immer einfach.“
  2. „'Du beirrst mich. Ja, Du reizest mich innerlich. Ich fühle, daß ich ungerecht gegen Dich werde. Es ist besser, wir trennen uns für eine Weile.' 'Ich beirre, ja, ich reize Dich... wie ist das möglich?'“ (1869)

Antonyms

beruhigenbestätigen

This word in other languages

confuse(English)confundir(Español)déconcerter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeirren
  • beiren
  • beirern
  • beirrenn
  • beirrne
  • beriren
  • bierren
  • ebirren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beirren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbeirren1beiren1beirern2beirrenn1beirrne2beriren2bierren2ebirren2
Edit distance from "beirren"

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 "beirren"?
"beirren" is spelled B-E-I-R-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʔɪʁən].
What does "beirren" mean?
As a verb, "beirren" means: eine Person verunsichern, sie bei dem stören, was sie gerade tut oder vorhat
What words are commonly confused with "beirren"?
"beirren" is commonly confused with "bergen", "Birnen", "Birken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beirren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beirren" is [bəˈʔɪʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beirren" come from?
"beirren" 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 "beirren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

behütet#37,994betrage#38,002Baracke#37,981bondage#38,013

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Bilbao8 variantsanyone8 variantsaffairs8 variantsDrops8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list