beliebig

[bəˈliːbɪç]

/[bəˈliːbɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“beliebig” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,837. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,837
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - frei aus vorhandenen Möglichkeiten auswählbar oder nach eigenem Gutdünken bei etwas vorgehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-beliebig · beliebig · German

beliebig · rank #8,837 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,837
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beigebracht

Nearest frequency peer: beigebracht (-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 „beliebig“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beliebig“ 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).

beliebig vs beliebt
75% similar
beliebig vs beliebte
75% similar
beliebig vs beliebige
89% similar

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

Key facts for beliebig
PropertyValue
Headwordbeliebig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈliːbɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,837
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beliebig“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.beliebigliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „beigebracht“ (#8,836), „bemerken“ (#8,838), „befürchtet“ (#8,835). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beliebig“ bei #8,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around beliebig (IPA [bəˈliːbɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,837 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "frei aus vorhandenen Möglichkeiten auswählbar oder nach eigenem Gutdünken bei etwas vorgehend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for beliebig, with forms such as "bbeliebig", "beilebig", and "beleibig". 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. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "beliebt", "beliebte", "beliebige", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is beliebig, spelled B-E-L-I-E-B-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    frei aus vorhandenen Möglichkeiten auswählbar oder nach eigenem Gutdünken bei etwas vorgehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie dürfen ein beliebiges Buch lesen.
  2. „[…] sie werden generös und traktieren einander und werfen sich lachend die schwersten Insulten an den Kopf; sie lassen Weib und Tochter mit den beliebigsten Nächsten charmieren und gestatten sich dasselbe angesichts ihrer kichernden Gesponsin mit Hausiermamsells und Blumenmädels.“

Synonyms

freiwillkürlich

Antonyms

festvorgegeben

This word in other languages

arbitrary(English)cualquiera(Español)quelconque(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeliebig
  • beilebig
  • beleibig
  • belibeig
  • beliebbig
  • beliebgi
  • beliebigg
  • belieibg
  • belliebig
  • bleiebig
  • ebliebig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbeliebig1beilebig2beleibig2belibeig2beliebbig1beliebgi2beliebigg1belieibg2
Edit distance from "beliebig"

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 "beliebig"?
"beliebig" is spelled B-E-L-I-E-B-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈliːbɪç].
What does "beliebig" mean?
As an adjective, "beliebig" means: frei aus vorhandenen Möglichkeiten auswählbar oder nach eigenem Gutdünken bei etwas vorgehend
What words are commonly confused with "beliebig"?
"beliebig" is commonly confused with "beliebt", "beliebte", "beliebige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beliebig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beliebig" is [bəˈliːbɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beliebig" come from?
"beliebig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bemerken#8,838Austritt#8,831Debatten#8,848extremen#8,858

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

central11 variantserspart11 variantsgebucht11 variantsGefecht11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list