Belohnung

[bəˈloːnʊŋ]

/[bəˈloːnʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Belohnung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,279. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,279
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anerkennung, Gegenleistung für etwas, das jemand getan oder unterlassen hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-belohnung · Belohnung · German

Belohnung · rank #6,279 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,279
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Befreiung

Nearest frequency peer: Befreiung (-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 „Belohnung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Belohnung“ 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).

Belohnung vs Betonung
78% similar
Belohnung vs Belohnungen
82% similar
Belohnung vs belohnen
67% similar

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

Key facts for Belohnung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBelohnung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈloːnʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,279
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Belohnung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Belohnungliegt 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: „Befreiung“ (#6,278), „Bi“ (#6,280), „beeindruckend“ (#6,277). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Belohnung“ bei #6,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Belohnung (IPA [bəˈloːnʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,279 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Anerkennung, Gegenleistung für etwas, das jemand getan oder unterlassen hat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Belohnung, with forms such as "bbelohnung", "belhonung", and "bellohnung". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Betonung", "Belohnungen", "belohnen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Belohnung, spelled B-E-L-O-H-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anerkennung, Gegenleistung für etwas, das jemand getan oder unterlassen hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Vater versprach seinem Sohn eine Belohnung, wenn er sich in der Schule Mühe gäbe.
  2. „Dieser schickte in seiner Freude rasch den Schachjungen heim mit der Weisung, dem Boten des Priesters zwei Schweißtücher und eine Unze Silber als Belohnung zu geben.“

Synonyms

AnerkennungGegenleistungVersprechen

Antonyms

Bestrafung

This word in other languages

reward(English)recompensa(Español)récompense(Français)recompensa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbelohnung
  • belhonung
  • bellohnung
  • belohhnung
  • belohnnug
  • belohnnung
  • belohnugn
  • belohnungg
  • belohnunng
  • belohunng
  • belonhung
  • beolhnung
  • bleohnung
  • eblohnung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbelohnung1belhonung2bellohnung1belohhnung1belohnnug2belohnnung1belohnugn2belohnungg1
Edit distance from "Belohnung"

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 "Belohnung"?
"Belohnung" is spelled B-E-L-O-H-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈloːnʊŋ].
What does "Belohnung" mean?
As a noun, "Belohnung" means: Anerkennung, Gegenleistung für etwas, das jemand getan oder unterlassen hat
What words are commonly confused with "Belohnung"?
"Belohnung" is commonly confused with "Betonung", "Belohnungen", "belohnen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Belohnung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Belohnung" is [bəˈloːnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Belohnung" come from?
"Belohnung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Befreiung#6,278einfallen#6,287Anzeichen#6,270Ergänzung#6,292

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

ausgenommen14 variantsfehlenden14 variantswirkliche14 variantsversorgen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list