Beschwerde

[bəˈʃveːɐ̯də]

/[bəˈʃveːɐ̯də]/ noun

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The verdict

“Beschwerde” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,899. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,899
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Äußerung oder Mitteilung über eine unerwünschte Situation oder ein Fehlverhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-beschwerde · Beschwerde · German

Beschwerde · rank #6,899 · 16 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,899
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH berufliche

Nearest frequency peer: berufliche (-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 „Beschwerde“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Beschwerde“ 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).

Beschwerde vs beschwert
70% similar
Beschwerde vs beschwere
80% similar
Beschwerde vs beschweren
70% similar

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

Key facts for Beschwerde
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeschwerde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʃveːɐ̯də]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,899
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Beschwerde“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Beschwerdeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „berufliche“ (#6,898), „benutze“ (#6,897), „Brötchen“ (#6,901). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Beschwerde“ bei #6,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Beschwerde (IPA [bəˈʃveːɐ̯də]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,899 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Beschwerde, with forms such as "bbeschwerde", "becshwerde", and "bescchwerde". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "beschwert", "beschwere", "beschweren", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Beschwerde, spelled B-E-S-C-H-W-E-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Äußerung oder Mitteilung über eine unerwünschte Situation oder ein Fehlverhalten
  2. 2
    meist Plural: körperliches Unwohlsein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir haben bei der Hausverwaltung Beschwerde eingereicht.
  2. Rechtswesen: Gegen den Beschluss des Gerichts können Sie Beschwerde einlegen.

Synonyms

Klage

Antonyms

LobWohlbefinden

This word in other languages

complaint(English)queja(Español)plainte(Français)queixa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeschwerde
  • becshwerde
  • bescchwerde
  • beschewrde
  • beschhwerde
  • beschwedre
  • beschwerdde
  • beschwered
  • beschwerrde
  • beschwrede
  • beschwwerde
  • bescwherde
  • beshcwerde
  • besschwerde
  • bsechwerde
  • ebschwerde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Beschwerde - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbeschwerde1becshwerde2bescchwerde1beschewrde2beschhwerde1beschwedre2beschwerdde1beschwered2
Edit distance from "Beschwerde"

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 "Beschwerde"?
"Beschwerde" is spelled B-E-S-C-H-W-E-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃveːɐ̯də].
What does "Beschwerde" mean?
As a noun, "Beschwerde" means: Äußerung oder Mitteilung über eine unerwünschte Situation oder ein Fehlverhalten
What words are commonly confused with "Beschwerde"?
"Beschwerde" is commonly confused with "beschwert", "beschwere", "beschweren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Beschwerde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beschwerde" is [bəˈʃveːɐ̯də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beschwerde" come from?
"Beschwerde" 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 "Beschwerde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

berufliche#6,898aufgerufen#6,892ansprechen#6,891Depression#6,907

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

gemeinsames16 variantsjährlichen16 variantskünstliche16 variantsKreativität16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list