Bekanntheit

Name: Bekanntheit, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[bəˈkanthaɪ̯t]

/[bəˈkanthaɪ̯t]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Bekanntheit” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,186. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,186
frequency rank, German: 5,818
“B” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Umstand, von vielen gekannt zu werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-bekanntheit · Bekanntheit · German

Bekanntheit · rank #21,186 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #21,186
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,818
PHOTO-FINISH beleidigend

Nearest frequency peer: beleidigend (+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.

begegnete

78,818
Begutachtung

78,817
Bekanntheit

78,815
beleidigend

78,814
belief

78,813
bemalt

78,812

What this shows „Bekanntheit“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Bekanntheit
Property	Value
Headword	Bekanntheit
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[bəˈkanthaɪ̯t]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#21,186
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bekanntheit“

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

#21,186

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „beleidigend“ (#21,187), „Begutachtung“ (#21,184), „belief“ (#21,188). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bekanntheit“ bei #21,186. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Bekanntheit (IPA [bəˈkanthaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,186 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bekanntheit, with forms such as "bbekanntheit", "beaknntheit", and "bekannhteit". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Bekanntheit, spelled B-E-K-A-N-N-T-H-E-I-T.

Definition

1
Umstand, von vielen gekannt zu werden
2
prominente Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Aber er kann helfen, die Bekanntheit eines Projekts zu steigern und einen Künstler bekannter zu machen.“
„Mit der wachsenden Bekanntheit des Brunello hat auch der lokale Tourismus Auftrieb erhalten.“

This word in other languages

notability(English)publicidad(Español)notoriété(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bbekanntheit
beaknntheit
bekannhteit
bekanntehit
bekanntheitt
bekanntheti
bekannthheit
bekannthiet
bekannttheit
bekantheit
bekantnheit
bekkanntheit
beknantheit
bkeanntheit
ebkanntheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Bekanntheit"

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 "Bekanntheit"?

"Bekanntheit" is spelled B-E-K-A-N-N-T-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈkanthaɪ̯t].

What does "Bekanntheit" mean?

As a noun, "Bekanntheit" means: Umstand, von vielen gekannt zu werden

What are common misspellings of "Bekanntheit"?

Common misspellings include "bbekanntheit", "beaknntheit", "bekannhteit", "bekanntehit", "bekanntheitt". The correct spelling is "Bekanntheit".

How do you pronounce "Bekanntheit"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bekanntheit" is [bəˈkanthaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Bekanntheit" come from?

"Bekanntheit" 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 "Bekanntheit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beleidigend#21,187 Betrunkener#21,193 ausgetreten#21,170 angestrebte#21,158

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Besitzerin15 variants Aufrüstung15 variants derartiges15 variants eingeplant15 variants