Beratung

[bəˈʁaːtʊŋ]

/[bəˈʁaːtʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Beratung” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,505. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,505
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Auskunft einer Person oder Organisation für eine andere Person oder Organisation zu einem bestimmten Thema mit dem Ziel, einen Rat zu erteilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-beratung · Beratung · German

Beratung · rank #3,505 · 12 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,505
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beliebt

Nearest frequency peer: beliebt (-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 „Beratung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Beratung“ 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).

Beratung vs Bergung
75% similar
Beratung vs Berufung
75% similar
Beratung vs Besatzung
78% similar

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

Key facts for Beratung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeratung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʁaːtʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,505
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Beratung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Beratungliegt 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: „beliebt“ (#3,504), „Bernhard“ (#3,506), „angelegt“ (#3,503). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Beratung“ bei #3,505. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Beratung (IPA [bəˈʁaːtʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,505 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Beratung, with forms such as "bberatung", "beartung", and "beratnug". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Bergung", "Berufung", "Besatzung", 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Beratung, spelled B-E-R-A-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Auskunft einer Person oder Organisation für eine andere Person oder Organisation zu einem bestimmten Thema mit dem Ziel, einen Rat zu erteilen
  2. 2
    Zusammenkunft von Leuten, um Informationen zu einem Thema auszutauschen und dadurch zu Entscheidungen zu kommen
  3. 3
    Einrichtung/Stelle, bei der man sich zu einem bestimmten Thema Rat holen kann, Unterstützung erhält

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In gesundheitlichen Fragen kann man Beratung von Ärzten oder Apothekern erhalten.
  2. [Apotheker bekommen] „fürs Blutdruckmessen mit kurzer Beratung ein Honorar von rund elf Euro.“

Synonyms

Beratungsstelle

This word in other languages

advice(English)conseil(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bberatung
  • beartung
  • beratnug
  • berattung
  • beratugn
  • beratungg
  • beratunng
  • berautng
  • berratung
  • bertaung
  • breatung
  • ebratung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bberatung1beartung2beratnug2berattung1beratugn2beratungg1beratunng1berautng2
Edit distance from "Beratung"

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 "Beratung"?
"Beratung" is spelled B-E-R-A-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʁaːtʊŋ].
What does "Beratung" mean?
As a noun, "Beratung" means: Auskunft einer Person oder Organisation für eine andere Person oder Organisation zu einem bestimmten Thema mit dem Ziel, einen Rat zu erteilen
What words are commonly confused with "Beratung"?
"Beratung" is commonly confused with "Bergung", "Berufung", "Besatzung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Beratung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beratung" is [bəˈʁaːtʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beratung" come from?
"Beratung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Bernhard#3,506angelegt#3,503verrückt#3,495Verdacht#3,494

Similar misspelling depth

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

erfolgte12 variantsExistenz12 variantsSchmerz12 variantsschickt12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list