Berlin

[bɛʁˈliːn]

/[bɛʁˈliːn]/ name

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The verdict

“Berlin” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #190. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#190
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Hauptstadt Deutschlands

Corpus desk

Index DE-berlin · Berlin · German

Berlin · rank #190 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #190
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tag

Nearest frequency peer: Tag (-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 „Berlin“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Berlin“ 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).

Berlin vs Bern
67% similar
Berlin vs brain
50% similar
Berlin vs beulen
50% similar

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

Key facts for Berlin
PropertyValue
HeadwordBerlin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[bɛʁˈliːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#190
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Berlin“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Berlinliegt 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: „Tag“ (#189), „dafür“ (#191), „sowie“ (#188). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Berlin“ bei #190. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Berlin (IPA [bɛʁˈliːn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #190 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Berlin, with forms such as "bberlin", "belrin", and "beriln". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Bern", "brain", "beulen", 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Berlin, spelled B-E-R-L-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Hauptstadt Deutschlands
  2. 2
    ein Ballungsraum in Deutschland
  3. 3
    ein deutsches Bundesland, topografisch identisch mit [1]
  4. 4
    kurz für Berlin (West), Westberlin
  5. 5
    kurz für Berlin (Ost), Ostberlin
  6. 6
    Ortsteil der Gemeinde Seedorf im Kreis Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland
  7. 7
    bis 1916 Name der Stadt Kitchener in Kanada
  8. 8
    mehrfache Toponyme „Berlin“

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg hat Berlin keine Altstadt mehr.
  2. Und Berlin war wie New York, ein meilenweit entfernter Ort.

Synonyms

BundeshauptstadtBerlin-CöllnSpreeathenSpree-AthenGroßberlinGroß-BerlinLand BerlinBerlin (West)West-BerlinWestberlinBerlin (Ost)Ost-BerlinOstberlin

Antonyms

Baden-WürttembergBayernBrandenburgBremenHamburgHessenMecklenburg-VorpommernNiedersachsenNordrhein-WestfalenRheinland-PfalzSaarlandSachsenSachsen-AnhaltSchleswig-HolsteinSchlesienThüringen

This word in other languages

Berlin(English)Berlín(Español)Berlin(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bberlin
  • belrin
  • beriln
  • berlinn
  • berllin
  • berlni
  • berrlin
  • brelin
  • ebrlin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Berlin - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bberlin1belrin2beriln2berlinn1berllin1berlni2berrlin1brelin2
Edit distance from "Berlin"

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 "Berlin"?
"Berlin" is spelled B-E-R-L-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bɛʁˈliːn].
What does "Berlin" mean?
As a proper noun, "Berlin" means: die Hauptstadt Deutschlands
What words are commonly confused with "Berlin"?
"Berlin" is commonly confused with "Bern", "brain", "beulen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Berlin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Berlin" is [bɛʁˈliːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Berlin" come from?
"Berlin" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Berlin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

wollen#182kommen#181diesen#179besser#203

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

bereits9 variantsfinden9 variantsKinder9 variantswurden9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list