Besteuerung

[bəˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ]

/[bəˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Besteuerung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,874. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,874
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Erheben von Steuern für etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-besteuerung · Besteuerung · German

Besteuerung · rank #12,874 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,874
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beschützen

Nearest frequency peer: beschützen (-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 „Besteuerung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Besteuerung“ 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).

Besteuerung vs besteuern
73% similar

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

Key facts for Besteuerung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBesteuerung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,874
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Besteuerung“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „beschützen“ (#12,873), „betreffende“ (#12,875), „beschuldigt“ (#12,872). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Besteuerung“ bei #12,874. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Besteuerung (IPA [bəˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,874 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das Erheben von Steuern für etwas".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Besteuerung, with forms such as "bbesteuerung", "besetuerung", and "bessteuerung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "besteuern", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Besteuerung, spelled B-E-S-T-E-U-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Erheben von Steuern für etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Betrugsanfällig bleibt der Handel mit den CO₂-Verschmutzungsrechten trotzdem — weil die Besteuerung EU-weit nach wie vor nicht einheitlich geregelt ist.“
  2. „Für Ricardo besteht die einzige logisch und politisch befriedigende Lösung in einer immer höheren Besteuerung der Bodenrente.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbesteuerung
  • besetuerung
  • bessteuerung
  • besteeurung
  • besteuernug
  • besteuerrung
  • besteuerugn
  • besteuerungg
  • besteuerunng
  • besteueurng
  • besteureung
  • bestteuerung
  • bestueerung
  • betseuerung
  • bseteuerung
  • ebsteuerung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Besteuerung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbesteuerung1besetuerung2bessteuerung1besteeurung2besteuernug2besteuerrung1besteuerugn2besteuerungg1
Edit distance from "Besteuerung"

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 "Besteuerung"?
"Besteuerung" is spelled B-E-S-T-E-U-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ].
What does "Besteuerung" mean?
As a noun, "Besteuerung" means: das Erheben von Steuern für etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Besteuerung"?
"Besteuerung" is commonly confused with "besteuern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Besteuerung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Besteuerung" is [bəˈʃtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Besteuerung" come from?
"Besteuerung" 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 "Besteuerung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list