Bescheinigung
[bəˈʃaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]
The verdict
“Bescheinigung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #24,264 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,264
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schriftlicher Nachweis für etwas
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bescheinigung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bəˈʃaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #24,264 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bescheinigung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Bescheinigung is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʃaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,264 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "schriftlicher Nachweis für etwas".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bescheinigung, with forms such as "bbescheinigung", "becsheinigung", and "besccheinigung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Beschleunigung", "bescheinigen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bescheinigung, spelled B-E-S-C-H-E-I-N-I-G-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1schriftlicher Nachweis für etwas
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbescheinigung,becsheinigung,besccheinigung,bescehinigung,bescheiingung,bescheingiung,bescheiniggung,bescheinignug,bescheinigugn,bescheinigungg,bescheinigunng,bescheiniugng,bescheinnigung,bescheniigung,beschheinigung,beschienigung,beshceinigung,besscheinigung,bsecheinigung,ebscheinigung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bescheinigung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Using “Bescheinigung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-S-C-H-E-I-N-I-G-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈʃaɪ̯nɪɡʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Beschleunigung” - see the side-by-side comparison. Bescheinigung vs Beschleunigung
- 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.