benutzt

[bəˈnʊt͡st]

/[bəˈnʊt͡st]/ adj

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The verdict

“benutzt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,255. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,255
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Gebrauch befindend oder im Gebrauch gewesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-benutzt · benutzt · German

benutzt · rank #1,255 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,255
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bücher

Nearest frequency peer: Bücher (+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 „benutzt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „benutzt“ 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).

benutzt vs besitzt
71% similar
benutzt vs besetzt
71% similar
benutzt vs benutzte
88% similar

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

Key facts for benutzt
PropertyValue
Headwordbenutzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈnʊt͡st]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,255
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „benutzt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).benutztliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bücher“ (#1,256), „aktuelle“ (#1,253), „freie“ (#1,257). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „benutzt“ bei #1,255. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around benutzt (IPA [bəˈnʊt͡st]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,255 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in Gebrauch befindend oder im Gebrauch gewesen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for benutzt, with forms such as "bbenutzt", "bennutzt", and "bentuzt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "besitzt", "besetzt", "benutzte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 benutzt, spelled B-E-N-U-T-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Gebrauch befindend oder im Gebrauch gewesen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Benutzte Taschentücher sollten so entsorgt werden, dass es hygienisch ist.

Antonyms

unbenutzt

This word in other languages

used(English)utilisé(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbenutzt
  • bennutzt
  • bentuzt
  • benuttz
  • benuttzt
  • benutztt
  • benutzzt
  • benuztt
  • beuntzt
  • bneutzt
  • ebnutzt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbenutzt1bennutzt1bentuzt2benuttz2benuttzt1benutztt1benutzzt1benuztt2
Edit distance from "benutzt"

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 "benutzt"?
"benutzt" is spelled B-E-N-U-T-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈnʊt͡st].
What does "benutzt" mean?
As an adjective, "benutzt" means: in Gebrauch befindend oder im Gebrauch gewesen
What words are commonly confused with "benutzt"?
"benutzt" is commonly confused with "besitzt", "besetzt", "benutzte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "benutzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "benutzt" is [bəˈnʊt͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "benutzt" come from?
"benutzt" 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 "benutzt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list