bereue

[bəˈʁɔɪ̯ə]

/[bəˈʁɔɪ̯ə]/ verb

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The verdict

“bereue” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,577. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,577
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bereuen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bereue · bereue · German

bereue · rank #15,577 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,577
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bereite

Nearest frequency peer: bereite (-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 „bereue“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bereue“ 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).

bereue vs Beruf
50% similar
bereue vs berge
67% similar
bereue vs berufe
67% similar

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

Key facts for bereue
PropertyValue
Headwordbereue
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʁɔɪ̯ə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,577
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bereue“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).bereueliegt 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: „bereite“ (#15,576), „berühmter“ (#15,578), „belgische“ (#15,575). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bereue“ bei #15,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bereue (IPA [bəˈʁɔɪ̯ə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,577 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bereue, with forms such as "bbereue", "beerue", and "bereeu". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Beruf", "berge", "berufe", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is bereue, spelled B-E-R-E-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bereuen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bereuen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bereuen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bereuen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbereue
  • beerue
  • bereeu
  • berreue
  • beruee
  • breeue
  • ebreue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbereue1beerue2bereeu2berreue1beruee2breeue2ebreue2
Edit distance from "bereue"

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 "bereue"?
"bereue" is spelled B-E-R-E-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʁɔɪ̯ə].
What does "bereue" mean?
As a verb, "bereue" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bereuen
What words are commonly confused with "bereue"?
"bereue" is commonly confused with "Beruf", "berge", "berufe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bereue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bereue" is [bəˈʁɔɪ̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bereue" come from?
"bereue" 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 "bereue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Beirat#15,573blaues#15,582bomber#15,583booten#15,584

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Dildo7 variantswoman7 variantsGassen7 variantstrete7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list