Berufs

/[bəˈʁuːfs]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,520

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

Berufs is aGermannoun. It means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Beruf Pronounced [bəˈʁuːfs]. Often confused with beruht and beruft.

Key facts for Berufs
PropertyValue
HeadwordBerufs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʁuːfs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,520
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Berufs is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʁuːfs]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,520 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Beruf".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Berufs, with forms such as "bberufs", "berfus", and "berrufs". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "beruht", "beruft", "Betrugs", 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 Berufs, spelled B-E-R-U-F-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Beruf

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bberufs,berfus,berrufs,beruffs,berufss,berusf,beurfs,breufs,ebrufs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Berufs

Misspelling Variants of "Berufs"

bberufs7berfus6berrufs7beruffs7berufss7berusf6beurfs6breufs6
Misspelling Variants of "Berufs"

Frequency rank: #14,520 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Berufs"?
"Berufs" is spelled B-E-R-U-F-S. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʁuːfs].
What does "Berufs" mean?
As a noun, "Berufs" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Beruf
What words are commonly confused with "Berufs"?
"Berufs" is commonly confused with "beruht", "beruft", "Betrugs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Berufs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Berufs" is [bəˈʁuːfs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Berufs" come from?
"Berufs" 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.