berauben

[bəˈʁaʊ̯bn̩]

/[bəˈʁaʊ̯bn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“berauben” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,473. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,473
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem etwas, gegebenenfalls auch unter Androhung von Gewalt, wegnehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-berauben · berauben · German

berauben · rank #30,473 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,473
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH belastete

Nearest frequency peer: belastete (-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 „berauben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „berauben“ 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).

berauben vs brauen
75% similar
berauben vs berufen
75% similar
berauben vs beruhen
75% similar

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

Key facts for berauben
PropertyValue
Headwordberauben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʁaʊ̯bn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,473
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „berauben“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.beraubenliegt 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: „belastete“ (#30,472), „Bergland“ (#30,474), „Beinamen“ (#30,471). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „berauben“ bei #30,473. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around berauben (IPA [bəˈʁaʊ̯bn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,473 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for berauben, with forms such as "bberauben", "bearuben", and "berabuen". 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, "brauen", "berufen", "beruhen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is berauben, spelled B-E-R-A-U-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem etwas, gegebenenfalls auch unter Androhung von Gewalt, wegnehmen
  2. 2
    lose Gesteinsstücke, -schalen oder Kohlebrocken aus der Firste, den Stößen oder der Ortsbrust herunterreißen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Erst beraubte er die Bank, und dann zündete er das Gebäude an.
  2. Die beraubte Sparkassenfiliale wurde geschlossen.

Synonyms

abtreibenbereißen

This word in other languages

deprive(English)despojar(Español)déposséder(Français)roubar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bberauben
  • bearuben
  • berabuen
  • beraubben
  • beraubenn
  • beraubne
  • berauebn
  • berrauben
  • beruaben
  • breauben
  • ebrauben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bberauben1bearuben2berabuen2beraubben1beraubenn1beraubne2berauebn2berrauben1
Edit distance from "berauben"

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 "berauben"?
"berauben" is spelled B-E-R-A-U-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʁaʊ̯bn̩].
What does "berauben" mean?
As a verb, "berauben" means: jemandem etwas, gegebenenfalls auch unter Androhung von Gewalt, wegnehmen
What words are commonly confused with "berauben"?
"berauben" is commonly confused with "brauen", "berufen", "beruhen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "berauben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "berauben" is [bəˈʁaʊ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "berauben" come from?
"berauben" 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 "berauben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Bergland#30,474Beinamen#30,471begleite#30,470bedrückt#30,468

Similar misspelling depth

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

bezwang11 variantsBollwerk11 variantsbrennend11 variantsdasteht11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list