beliebige

[bəˈliːbɪɡə]

/[bəˈliːbɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“beliebige” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #11,610 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#11,610
frequency rank, German
9
letters
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

beliebige vs beliebte
78% similar
beliebige vs beliebigen
90% similar
beliebige vs beliebiger
90% similar

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

Key facts for beliebige
PropertyValue
Headwordbeliebige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈliːbɪɡə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,610
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “beliebige” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). beliebige lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for beliebige is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈliːbɪɡə]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,610 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for beliebige, with forms such as "bbeliebige", "beilebige", and "beleibige". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "beliebte", "beliebigen", "beliebiger", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 beliebige, spelled B-E-L-I-E-B-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbeliebige,beilebige,beleibige,belibeige,beliebbige,beliebgie,beliebieg,beliebigge,belieibge,belliebige,bleiebige,ebliebige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbeliebige1beilebige2beleibige2belibeige2beliebbige1beliebgie2beliebieg2beliebigge1
Edit distance from "beliebige"

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 "beliebige"?
"beliebige" is spelled B-E-L-I-E-B-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈliːbɪɡə].
What does "beliebige" mean?
As an adjective, "beliebige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beliebig
What words are commonly confused with "beliebige"?
"beliebige" is commonly confused with "beliebte", "beliebigen", "beliebiger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beliebige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beliebige" is [bəˈliːbɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beliebige" come from?
"beliebige" 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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Using “beliebige”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-L-I-E-B-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈliːbɪɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “beliebte” - see the side-by-side comparison. beliebige vs beliebte
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list