Bergsteiger

/[ˈbɛʁkˌʃtaɪ̯ɡɐ]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,467

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Bergsteiger is aGermannoun. It means: Person, die einen Berg hinaufsteigt Pronounced [ˈbɛʁkˌʃtaɪ̯ɡɐ]. Often confused with bergsteigen.

Key facts for Bergsteiger
PropertyValue
HeadwordBergsteiger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɛʁkˌʃtaɪ̯ɡɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#25,467
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Bergsteiger is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbɛʁkˌʃtaɪ̯ɡɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,467 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Person, die einen Berg hinaufsteigt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bergsteiger, with forms such as "bbergsteiger", "begrsteiger", and "berggsteiger". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "bergsteigen", 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 Bergsteiger, spelled B-E-R-G-S-T-E-I-G-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die einen Berg hinaufsteigt

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbergsteiger,begrsteiger,berggsteiger,bergsetiger,bergssteiger,bergstegier,bergsteiegr,bergsteigerr,bergsteigger,bergsteigre,bergstieger,bergstteiger,bergtseiger,berrgsteiger,bersgteiger,bregsteiger,ebrgsteiger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Bergsteiger

Misspelling Variants of "Bergsteiger"

bbergsteiger12begrsteiger11berggsteiger12bergsetiger11bergssteiger12bergstegier11bergsteiegr11bergsteigerr12
Misspelling Variants of "Bergsteiger"

Frequency rank: #25,467 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bergsteiger"?
"Bergsteiger" is spelled B-E-R-G-S-T-E-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɛʁkˌʃtaɪ̯ɡɐ].
What does "Bergsteiger" mean?
As a noun, "Bergsteiger" means: Person, die einen Berg hinaufsteigt
What words are commonly confused with "Bergsteiger"?
"Bergsteiger" is commonly confused with "bergsteigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bergsteiger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bergsteiger" is [ˈbɛʁkˌʃtaɪ̯ɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bergsteiger" come from?
"Bergsteiger" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.