Berühmtheit
[bəˈʁyːmthaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Berühmtheit” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #22,276 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #22,276
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Person oder eine Sache, die berühmt ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Berühmtheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bəˈʁyːmthaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #22,276 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Berühmtheit” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Berühmtheit is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʁyːmthaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,276 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Berühmtheit, with forms such as "bberühmtheit", "berhümtheit", and "berrühmtheit". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Berühmtheit, spelled B-E-R-Ü-H-M-T-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1eine Person oder eine Sache, die berühmt ist
- 2die Eigenschaft, berühmt zu sein
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bberühmtheit,berhümtheit,berrühmtheit,berühhmtheit,berühmhteit,berühmmtheit,berühmtehit,berühmtheitt,berühmtheti,berühmthheit,berühmthiet,berühmttheit,berühtmheit,berümhtheit,beürhmtheit,breühmtheit,ebrühmtheit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Berühmtheit - 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.
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.
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Using “Berühmtheit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-R-Ü-H-M-T-H-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈʁyːmthaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.