besonders

/[bəˈzɔndɐs]/ adv

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#320

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

besonders is anGermanadv. It means: für sich alleine, gesondert, separat Pronounced [bəˈzɔndɐs]. It ranks #320 in German word frequency. Often confused with besondere and besonderen.

Key facts for besonders
PropertyValue
Headwordbesonders
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[bəˈzɔndɐs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#320
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for besonders is 9 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈzɔndɐs]. Corpus data places it at rank #320 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for besonders, with forms such as "bbesonders", "beosnders", and "besnoders". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "besondere", "besonderen", "besonderes", and more, 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 besonders, spelled B-E-S-O-N-D-E-R-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    für sich alleine, gesondert, separat
  2. 2
    mit Nachdruck zum Ausdruck gebracht; ausdrücklich, entschieden
  3. 3
    sehr
  4. 4
    positiv herausragend
  5. 5
    nicht der Norm entsprechend; absonderlich

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbesonders,beosnders,besnoders,besodners,besondders,besonderrs,besonderss,besondesr,besondres,besonedrs,besonnders,bessonders,bseonders,ebsonders

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for besonders

Misspelling Variants of "besonders"

bbesonders10beosnders9besnoders9besodners9besondders10besonderrs10besonderss10besondesr9
Misspelling Variants of "besonders"

Frequency rank: #320 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "besonders"?
"besonders" is spelled B-E-S-O-N-D-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzɔndɐs].
What does "besonders" mean?
As an adv, "besonders" means: für sich alleine, gesondert, separat
What words are commonly confused with "besonders"?
"besonders" is commonly confused with "besondere", "besonderen", "besonderes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "besonders"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "besonders" is [bəˈzɔndɐs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "besonders" come from?
"besonders" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.