Besoldung

[bəˈzɔldʊŋ]

/[bəˈzɔldʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Besoldung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,000. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,000
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dienstbezug eines im Staatsdienst Angestellten (zum Beispiel Beamter, Richter, Soldat)

Corpus desk

Index DE-besoldung · Besoldung · German

Besoldung · rank #38,000 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #38,000
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Beschlagnahme

Nearest frequency peer: Beschlagnahme (-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 „Besoldung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Besoldung“ 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).

Besoldung vs Bewölkung
67% similar

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

Key facts for Besoldung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBesoldung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈzɔldʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,000
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Besoldung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Besoldungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Beschlagnahme“ (#37,999), „bestandenen“ (#38,001), „bello“ (#37,998). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Besoldung“ bei #38,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Besoldung (IPA [bəˈzɔldʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,000 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Besoldung, with forms such as "bbesoldung", "beosldung", and "beslodung". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Bewölkung", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Besoldung, spelled B-E-S-O-L-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dienstbezug eines im Staatsdienst Angestellten (zum Beispiel Beamter, Richter, Soldat)
  2. 2
    das Besolden (zum Beispiel Berufssoldat)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Besoldung hält mit der Inflationsrate nicht mehr Schritt.

Synonyms

Sold

Antonyms

Lohn

This word in other languages

salary(English)traitement(Français)salário(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbesoldung
  • beosldung
  • beslodung
  • besodlung
  • besolddung
  • besoldnug
  • besoldugn
  • besoldungg
  • besoldunng
  • besolldung
  • besoludng
  • bessoldung
  • bseoldung
  • ebsoldung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbesoldung1beosldung2beslodung2besodlung2besolddung1besoldnug2besoldugn2besoldungg1
Edit distance from "Besoldung"

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 "Besoldung"?
"Besoldung" is spelled B-E-S-O-L-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzɔldʊŋ].
What does "Besoldung" mean?
As a noun, "Besoldung" means: Dienstbezug eines im Staatsdienst Angestellten (zum Beispiel Beamter, Richter, Soldat)
What words are commonly confused with "Besoldung"?
"Besoldung" is commonly confused with "Bewölkung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Besoldung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Besoldung" is [bəˈzɔldʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Besoldung" come from?
"Besoldung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

behaarten#37,992Baustoffe#37,987austeilen#37,978ausgingen#37,975

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Bewunderer14 variantsAufgeboten14 variantsdekorieren14 variantsangeheuert14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list