Bereicherung

/[bəˈʁaɪ̯çəʁʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,051

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Bereicherung is aGermannoun. It means: ein Zugewinn für eine Sache Pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯çəʁʊŋ]. Often confused with bereichern.

Key facts for Bereicherung
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HeadwordBereicherung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʁaɪ̯çəʁʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#10,051
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Bereicherung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Bereicherung is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʁaɪ̯çəʁʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,051 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for Bereicherung, with forms such as "bbereicherung", "beericherung", and "bereciherung". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "bereichern", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Bereicherung, spelled B-E-R-E-I-C-H-E-R-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Zugewinn für eine Sache
  2. 2
    eine unberechtigte oder ungerechtfertigte Aneignung fremden Eigentums durch eine natürliche oder juristische Person

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbereicherung,beericherung,bereciherung,bereiccherung,bereicehrung,bereichernug,bereicherrung,bereicherugn,bereicherungg,bereicherunng,bereicheurng,bereichherung,bereichreung,bereihcerung,beriecherung,berreicherung,breeicherung,ebreicherung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Bereicherung

Misspelling Variants of "Bereicherung"

bbereicherung13beericherung12bereciherung12bereiccherung13bereicehrung12bereichernug12bereicherrung13bereicherugn12
Misspelling Variants of "Bereicherung"

Frequency rank: #10,051 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bereicherung"?
"Bereicherung" is spelled B-E-R-E-I-C-H-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʁaɪ̯çəʁʊŋ].
What does "Bereicherung" mean?
As a noun, "Bereicherung" means: ein Zugewinn für eine Sache
What words are commonly confused with "Bereicherung"?
"Bereicherung" is commonly confused with "bereichern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bereicherung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bereicherung" is [bəˈʁaɪ̯çəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bereicherung" come from?
"Bereicherung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.