Besoldung

/[bəˈzɔldʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,000

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Besoldung is aGermannoun. It means: Dienstbezug eines im Staatsdienst Angestellten (zum Beispiel Beamter, Richter, Soldat) Pronounced [bəˈzɔldʊŋ]. Often confused with Bewölkung.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Besoldung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Besoldung is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈzɔldʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,000 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 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", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Besoldung, spelled B-E-S-O-L-D-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbesoldung,beosldung,beslodung,besodlung,besolddung,besoldnug,besoldugn,besoldungg,besoldunng,besolldung,besoludng,bessoldung,bseoldung,ebsoldung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Besoldung

Misspelling Variants of "Besoldung"

bbesoldung10beosldung9beslodung9besodlung9besolddung10besoldnug9besoldugn9besoldungg10
Misspelling Variants of "Besoldung"

Frequency rank: #38,000 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.