Beschreibung

[bəˈʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]

/[bəˈʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Beschreibung” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,099. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,099
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aufzählung oder Schilderung von Merkmalen und Eigenschaften von etwas/jemandem

Corpus desk

Index DE-beschreibung · Beschreibung · German

Beschreibung · rank #2,099 · 19 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,099
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH angefangen

Nearest frequency peer: angefangen (-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 „Beschreibung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Beschreibung“ 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).

Beschreibung vs Beschreibungen
86% similar
Beschreibung vs beschreiben
75% similar
Beschreibung vs Beschneidung
83% similar

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

Key facts for Beschreibung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeschreibung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#2,099
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Beschreibung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Beschreibungliegt 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: „angefangen“ (#2,098), „Charakter“ (#2,100), „West“ (#2,097). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Beschreibung“ bei #2,099. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Beschreibung (IPA [bəˈʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,099 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Beschreibung, with forms such as "bbeschreibung", "becshreibung", and "bescchreibung". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Beschreibungen", "beschreiben", "Beschneidung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Beschreibung, spelled B-E-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aufzählung oder Schilderung von Merkmalen und Eigenschaften von etwas/jemandem
  2. 2
    textliches Beschreiben eines Blatts Papier, einer digitalen Datei oder von Ähnlichem

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bitte gib mir eine genaue Beschreibung des Weges, damit ich die Tankstelle auch finde.
  2. „Sprachkritik ist die Beschreibung, Analyse und Bewertung von sprachlichen Äußerungen.“

Synonyms

DarlegungDarstellungBeschriebBeschreiben

This word in other languages

description(English)descripción(Español)description(Français)descrição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeschreibung
  • becshreibung
  • bescchreibung
  • bescheribung
  • beschhreibung
  • beschrebiung
  • beschreibbung
  • beschreibnug
  • beschreibugn
  • beschreibungg
  • beschreibunng
  • beschreiubng
  • beschriebung
  • beschrreibung
  • bescrheibung
  • beshcreibung
  • besschreibung
  • bsechreibung
  • ebschreibung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Beschreibung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbeschreibung1becshreibung2bescchreibung1bescheribung2beschhreibung1beschrebiung2beschreibbung1beschreibnug2
Edit distance from "Beschreibung"

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 "Beschreibung"?
"Beschreibung" is spelled B-E-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ].
What does "Beschreibung" mean?
As a noun, "Beschreibung" means: Aufzählung oder Schilderung von Merkmalen und Eigenschaften von etwas/jemandem
What words are commonly confused with "Beschreibung"?
"Beschreibung" is commonly confused with "Beschreibungen", "beschreiben", "Beschneidung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Beschreibung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beschreibung" is [bəˈʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beschreibung" come from?
"Beschreibung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

andererseits#2,047verpflichtet#2,184ursprünglich#1,997persönlichen#2,214

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Untersuchung19 variantshistorischen19 variantsausgezeichnet19 variantsGriechenland19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list