bereits

/[bəˈʁaɪ̯t͡s]/ adv

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#196

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

bereits is anGermanadv. It means: einen relativ frühen Zeitpunkt betreffend, früher als erwartet Pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯t͡s]. It ranks #196 in German word frequency. Often confused with breit and Breite.

Key facts for bereits
PropertyValue
Headwordbereits
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[bəˈʁaɪ̯t͡s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#196
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bereits is 7 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʁaɪ̯t͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #196 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for bereits, with forms such as "bbereits", "beerits", and "bereitss". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "breit", "Breite", "Beweis", and more, 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 bereits, spelled B-E-R-E-I-T-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen relativ frühen Zeitpunkt betreffend, früher als erwartet
  2. 2
    einen relativ späten Zeitpunkt betreffend, mehr als erwartet

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbereits,beerits,bereitss,bereitts,beretis,beriets,berreits,breeits,ebreits

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bereits

Misspelling Variants of "bereits"

bbereits8beerits7bereitss8bereitts8beretis7beriets7berreits8breeits7
Misspelling Variants of "bereits"

Frequency rank: #196 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bereits"?
"bereits" is spelled B-E-R-E-I-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʁaɪ̯t͡s].
What does "bereits" mean?
As an adv, "bereits" means: einen relativ frühen Zeitpunkt betreffend, früher als erwartet
What words are commonly confused with "bereits"?
"bereits" is commonly confused with "breit", "Breite", "Beweis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bereits"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bereits" is [bəˈʁaɪ̯t͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bereits" come from?
"bereits" 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.