Beobachtungen

[bəˈʔoːbaxtʊŋən]

/[bəˈʔoːbaxtʊŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Beobachtungen” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,178. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,178
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Beobachtung

Corpus desk

Index DE-beobachtungen · Beobachtungen · German

Beobachtungen · rank #8,178 · 20 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,178
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Behinderte

Nearest frequency peer: Behinderte (-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 „Beobachtungen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Beobachtungen“ 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).

Beobachtungen vs Betrachtungen
85% similar
Beobachtungen vs Beobachtung
85% similar

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

Key facts for Beobachtungen
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeobachtungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʔoːbaxtʊŋən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#8,178
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Beobachtungen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Behinderte“ (#8,177), „Besatzung“ (#8,179), „Begegnungen“ (#8,176). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Beobachtungen“ bei #8,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Beobachtungen (IPA [bəˈʔoːbaxtʊŋən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,178 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Beobachtungen, with forms such as "bbeobachtungen", "beboachtungen", and "beoabchtungen". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Betrachtungen", "Beobachtung", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Beobachtungen, spelled B-E-O-B-A-C-H-T-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Beobachtung
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Beobachtung
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Beobachtung
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Beobachtung

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeobachtungen
  • beboachtungen
  • beoabchtungen
  • beobacchtungen
  • beobachhtungen
  • beobachtnugen
  • beobachttungen
  • beobachtugnen
  • beobachtunegn
  • beobachtungenn
  • beobachtunggen
  • beobachtungne
  • beobachtunngen
  • beobachutngen
  • beobacthungen
  • beobahctungen
  • beobbachtungen
  • beobcahtungen
  • boebachtungen
  • ebobachtungen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbeobachtungen1beboachtungen2beoabchtungen2beobacchtungen1beobachhtungen1beobachtnugen2beobachttungen1beobachtugnen2
Edit distance from "Beobachtungen"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausnahmsweise#8,171Bundeskanzler#8,185vorausgesetzt#8,155organisierten#8,116

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

Umweltschutz20 variantsNachhaltigkeit20 variantsunterzeichnet20 variantswiderspricht20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list