besonders

[bəˈzɔndɐs]

/[bəˈzɔndɐs]/ adv

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The verdict

“besonders” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #320. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#320
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für sich alleine, gesondert, separat

Corpus desk

Index DE-besonders · besonders · German

besonders · rank #320 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #320
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Platz

Nearest frequency peer: Platz (-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 „besonders“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „besonders“ 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).

besonders vs besondere
89% similar
besonders vs besonderen
80% similar
besonders vs besonderes
90% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „besonders“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Platz“ (#319), „Geschichte“ (#321), „lässt“ (#318). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „besonders“ bei #320. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around besonders (IPA [bəˈzɔndɐs]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #320 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for besonders, with forms such as "bbesonders", "beosnders", and "besnoders". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "besondere", "besonderen", "besonderes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is besonders, spelled B-E-S-O-N-D-E-R-S.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diese Punkte werden wir später besonders behandeln.
  2. Auf diese Verbote wurde besonders hingewiesen.

Antonyms

gewöhnlichnormalnichtwenigerkaumleichtwenigempfehlenswertdurchschnittlich

This word in other languages

especially(English)especialmente(Español)spécialement(Français)especialmente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbesonders
  • beosnders
  • besnoders
  • besodners
  • besondders
  • besonderrs
  • besonderss
  • besondesr
  • besondres
  • besonedrs
  • besonnders
  • bessonders
  • bseonders
  • ebsonders

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of besonders - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbesonders1beosnders2besnoders2besodners2besondders1besonderrs1besonderss1besondesr2
Edit distance from "besonders"

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 "besonders"?
"besonders" is spelled B-E-S-O-N-D-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzɔndɐs].
What does "besonders" mean?
As an adverb, "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'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 "besonders", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

überhaupt#400ebenfalls#407natürlich#222Deutschen#197

Similar misspelling depth

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

allerdings14 variantsSeptember14 variantsverstehen14 variantsinsgesamt14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list