bereichern

[bəˈʁaɪ̯çɐn]

/[bəˈʁaɪ̯çɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“bereichern” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,021. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,021
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas durch etwas vollständiger, schöner (reicher) machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bereichern · bereichern · German

bereichern · rank #14,021 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,021
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Berechtigung

Nearest frequency peer: Berechtigung (-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 „bereichern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bereichern“ 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).

bereichern vs Bereiches
70% similar
bereichern vs bereichert
90% similar
bereichern vs Bereicherung
75% similar

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

Key facts for bereichern
PropertyValue
Headwordbereichern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʁaɪ̯çɐn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,021
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bereichern“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Berechtigung“ (#14,020), „bereichert“ (#14,022), „Benennung“ (#14,019). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bereichern“ bei #14,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around bereichern (IPA [bəˈʁaɪ̯çɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,021 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for bereichern, with forms such as "bbereichern", "beerichern", and "berecihern". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Bereiches", "bereichert", "Bereicherung", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bereichern, spelled B-E-R-E-I-C-H-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas durch etwas vollständiger, schöner (reicher) machen
  2. 2
    sich auf Kosten anderer einen Vorteil, Geld (Reichtum) zukommen lassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie bereicherte die Sammlung ihres Vaters um drei wertvolle Erstausgaben.
  2. Man warf ihm vor, sich auf Kosten der Eingeborenen bereichert zu haben.

This word in other languages

enrich(English)enriquecer(Español)enrichir(Français)enriquecer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbereichern
  • beerichern
  • berecihern
  • bereicchern
  • bereicehrn
  • bereichenr
  • bereichernn
  • bereicherrn
  • bereichhern
  • bereichren
  • bereihcern
  • beriechern
  • berreichern
  • breeichern
  • ebreichern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbereichern1beerichern2berecihern2bereicchern1bereicehrn2bereichenr2bereichernn1bereicherrn1
Edit distance from "bereichern"

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 "bereichern"?
"bereichern" is spelled B-E-R-E-I-C-H-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʁaɪ̯çɐn].
What does "bereichern" mean?
As a verb, "bereichern" means: etwas durch etwas vollständiger, schöner (reicher) machen
What words are commonly confused with "bereichern"?
"bereichern" is commonly confused with "Bereiches", "bereichert", "Bereicherung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bereichern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bereichern" is [bəˈʁaɪ̯çɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bereichern" come from?
"bereichern" 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 "bereichern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bereichert#14,022Autounfall#14,014Ausländern#14,011ausgefüllt#14,010

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

zurückkommen15 variantsFlohmarkt15 variantsVertrauens15 variantsUrsprungs15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list