Beobachtung

[bəˈʔoːbaxtʊŋ]

/[bəˈʔoːbaxtʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Beobachtung” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,043. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,043
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gezielte, bewusste Untersuchung, Wahrnehmung von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-beobachtung · Beobachtung · German

Beobachtung · rank #6,043 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,043
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH benachbarten

Nearest frequency peer: benachbarten (-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 „Beobachtung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Beobachtung“ 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).

Beobachtung vs Betrachtung
82% similar
Beobachtung vs Beobachtungen
85% similar
Beobachtung vs Beachtung
82% similar

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

Key facts for Beobachtung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeobachtung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʔoːbaxtʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,043
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Beobachtung“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „benachbarten“ (#6,042), „Berechnung“ (#6,044), „bemühen“ (#6,041). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Beobachtung“ bei #6,043. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Beobachtung (IPA [bəˈʔoːbaxtʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,043 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Beobachtung, with forms such as "bbeobachtung", "beboachtung", and "beoabchtung". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Betrachtung", "Beobachtungen", "Beachtung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Beobachtung, spelled B-E-O-B-A-C-H-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    gezielte, bewusste Untersuchung, Wahrnehmung von etwas
  2. 2
    Ergebnis von [1]; das, was beobachtet wurde
  3. 3
    Befolgung (zum Beispiel von Vorschriften)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beobachtung ist ein wesentlicher Teil wissenschaftlicher Arbeit.
  2. „Erst eine Theorie macht überhaupt eine Beobachtung zu einem geeigneten Datum.“

Synonyms

ExperimentObservationUntersuchungWahrnehmungSichtungBefolgungEinhaltungWahrung

This word in other languages

observation(English)observación(Español)observation(Français)observação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeobachtung
  • beboachtung
  • beoabchtung
  • beobacchtung
  • beobachhtung
  • beobachtnug
  • beobachttung
  • beobachtugn
  • beobachtungg
  • beobachtunng
  • beobachutng
  • beobacthung
  • beobahctung
  • beobbachtung
  • beobcahtung
  • boebachtung
  • ebobachtung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Beobachtung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbeobachtung1beboachtung2beoabchtung2beobacchtung1beobachhtung1beobachtnug2beobachttung1beobachtugn2
Edit distance from "Beobachtung"

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 "Beobachtung"?
"Beobachtung" is spelled B-E-O-B-A-C-H-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʔoːbaxtʊŋ].
What does "Beobachtung" mean?
As a noun, "Beobachtung" means: gezielte, bewusste Untersuchung, Wahrnehmung von etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Beobachtung"?
"Beobachtung" is commonly confused with "Betrachtung", "Beobachtungen", "Beachtung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Beobachtung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beobachtung" is [bəˈʔoːbaxtʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beobachtung" come from?
"Beobachtung" 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 "Beobachtung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anstrengend#6,037Verstärkung#6,020Gemeinderat#6,067geschnitten#6,069

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Bildschirm17 variantsöffentlicher17 variantsJapanischen17 variantsRestaurants17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list