Belegschaft

[bəˈleːkʃaft]

/[bəˈleːkʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Belegschaft” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,751. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,751
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Arbeitnehmer in einem Betrieb/Unternehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-belegschaft · Belegschaft · German

Belegschaft · rank #14,751 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,751
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Beilage

Nearest frequency peer: Beilage (-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 „Belegschaft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Belegschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordBelegschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈleːkʃaft]
Letters11
Frequency rank#14,751
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Belegschaft“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Beilage“ (#14,750), „belle“ (#14,752), „befolgen“ (#14,749). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Belegschaft“ bei #14,751. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Belegschaft (IPA [bəˈleːkʃaft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,751 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gesamtheit der Arbeitnehmer in einem Betrieb/Unternehmen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Belegschaft, with forms such as "bbelegschaft", "beelgschaft", and "belegcshaft". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Belegschaft, spelled B-E-L-E-G-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der Arbeitnehmer in einem Betrieb/Unternehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Belegschaft ist in einen Warnstreik getreten.
  2. „Der Automobilzulieferer ist auf der schwäbischen Alb bekannt dafür, dass er besonders viele Zeitarbeiter beschäftigt. 350 sind es, 14 Prozent seiner Belegschaft.“Stefan von Borstel / Flora Wisdorff: Angriff auf die Zeitarbeit. In: Die Welt Kompakt. 23. Februar 2012, Seite 19

This word in other languages

personnel(English)personal(Español)personnel(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbelegschaft
  • beelgschaft
  • belegcshaft
  • beleggschaft
  • belegscahft
  • belegscchaft
  • belegschafft
  • belegschaftt
  • belegschatf
  • belegschfat
  • belegschhaft
  • belegshcaft
  • belegsschaft
  • belesgchaft
  • belgeschaft
  • bellegschaft
  • bleegschaft
  • eblegschaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbelegschaft1beelgschaft2belegcshaft2beleggschaft1belegscahft2belegscchaft1belegschafft1belegschaftt1
Edit distance from "Belegschaft"

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 "Belegschaft"?
"Belegschaft" is spelled B-E-L-E-G-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈleːkʃaft].
What does "Belegschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Belegschaft" means: Gesamtheit der Arbeitnehmer in einem Betrieb/Unternehmen
What are common misspellings of "Belegschaft"?
Common misspellings include "bbelegschaft", "beelgschaft", "belegcshaft", "beleggschaft", "belegscahft". The correct spelling is "Belegschaft".
How do you pronounce "Belegschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Belegschaft" is [bəˈleːkʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Belegschaft" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list