belohnen

[bəˈloːnən]

/[bəˈloːnən]/ verb

The verdict

“belohnen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,833. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,833
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem für eine gute Handlung etwas geben, das er haben möchte

Corpus desk

Index DE-belohnen · belohnen · German

belohnen · rank #18,833 · 12 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,833
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beliebteste

Nearest frequency peer: beliebteste (-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 „belohnen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „belohnen“ 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).

belohnen vs Bohnen
63% similar
belohnen vs betonen
75% similar
belohnen vs belohnt
75% similar

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

Key facts for belohnen
PropertyValue
Headwordbelohnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈloːnən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,833
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „belohnen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).belohnenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „beliebteste“ (#18,832), „Benachrichtigung“ (#18,834), „beizubringen“ (#18,831). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „belohnen“ bei #18,833. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around belohnen (IPA [bəˈloːnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,833 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemandem für eine gute Handlung etwas geben, das er haben möchte".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for belohnen, with forms such as "bbelohnen", "belhonen", and "bellohnen". 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. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Bohnen", "betonen", "belohnt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is belohnen, spelled B-E-L-O-H-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem für eine gute Handlung etwas geben, das er haben möchte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der König belohnte die erfolgreichen Truppen mit einem Festmahl.
  2. Wer gutes Benehmen belohnt, der hofft, dass es dadurch in Zukunft häufiger auftritt.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbelohnen
  • belhonen
  • bellohnen
  • belohenn
  • belohhnen
  • belohnenn
  • belohnne
  • belohnnen
  • belonhen
  • beolhnen
  • bleohnen
  • eblohnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of belohnen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbelohnen1belhonen2bellohnen1belohenn2belohhnen1belohnenn1belohnne2belohnnen1
Edit distance from "belohnen"

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 "belohnen"?
"belohnen" is spelled B-E-L-O-H-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈloːnən].
What does "belohnen" mean?
As a verb, "belohnen" means: jemandem für eine gute Handlung etwas geben, das er haben möchte
What words are commonly confused with "belohnen"?
"belohnen" is commonly confused with "Bohnen", "betonen", "belohnt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "belohnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "belohnen" is [bəˈloːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "belohnen" come from?
"belohnen" 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 "belohnen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list