Belichtung

/[bəˈlɪçtʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,427

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Belichtung is aGermannoun. It means: Licht, das für ein Foto in einer bestimmten Menge und Zeit auf einen Bildsensor oder einen Film gelassen wird. Die Belichtung wird dabei durch die Blende, die die Lichtmenge festlegt, und durch die... Pronounced [bəˈlɪçtʊŋ]. Often confused with Beachtung and Beleuchtung.

Key facts for Belichtung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBelichtung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈlɪçtʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,427
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Belichtung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Belichtung is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈlɪçtʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,427 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for Belichtung, with forms such as "bbelichtung", "beilchtung", and "belcihtung". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Beachtung", "Beleuchtung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Belichtung, spelled B-E-L-I-C-H-T-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Licht, das für ein Foto in einer bestimmten Menge und Zeit auf einen Bildsensor oder einen Film gelassen wird. Die Belichtung wird dabei durch die Blende, die die Lichtmenge festlegt, und durch die Zeit, die durch den Verschluss reguliert wird, definiert.
  2. 2
    das Aufnehmen/Schießen eines Fotos
  3. 3
    Menge an Tageslicht, die in ein Gebäude (beispielsweise durch Fenster, Glaskuppeln, Glasfassaden, Lichthöfe) gelassen wird

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbelichtung,beilchtung,belcihtung,belicchtung,belichhtung,belichtnug,belichttung,belichtugn,belichtungg,belichtunng,belichutng,belicthung,belihctung,bellichtung,bleichtung,eblichtung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Belichtung

Misspelling Variants of "Belichtung"

bbelichtung11beilchtung10belcihtung10belicchtung11belichhtung11belichtnug10belichttung11belichtugn10
Misspelling Variants of "Belichtung"

Frequency rank: #40,427 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Belichtung"?
"Belichtung" is spelled B-E-L-I-C-H-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈlɪçtʊŋ].
What does "Belichtung" mean?
As a noun, "Belichtung" means: Licht, das für ein Foto in einer bestimmten Menge und Zeit auf einen Bildsensor oder einen Film gelassen wird. Die Belichtung wird dabei durch die Blende, die die Lichtmenge festlegt, und durch die...
What words are commonly confused with "Belichtung"?
"Belichtung" is commonly confused with "Beachtung", "Beleuchtung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Belichtung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Belichtung" is [bəˈlɪçtʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Belichtung" come from?
"Belichtung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.