Bestimmung

[bəˈʃtɪmʊŋ]

/[bəˈʃtɪmʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bestimmung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,250. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,250
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Vorgang des Bestimmens

Corpus desk

Index DE-bestimmung · Bestimmung · German

Bestimmung · rank #5,250 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,250
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH basketball

Nearest frequency peer: basketball (-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 „Bestimmung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Bestimmung“ 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).

Bestimmung vs Bestimmungen
83% similar
Bestimmung vs bestimmen
70% similar

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

Key facts for Bestimmung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBestimmung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʃtɪmʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,250
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bestimmung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bestimmungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „basketball“ (#5,249), „betroffene“ (#5,251), „Ausrüstung“ (#5,248). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bestimmung“ bei #5,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Bestimmung (IPA [bəˈʃtɪmʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,250 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bestimmung, with forms such as "bbestimmung", "besitmmung", and "besstimmung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Bestimmungen", "bestimmen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bestimmung, spelled B-E-S-T-I-M-M-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Vorgang des Bestimmens
  2. 2
    Anordnung, Vorschrift
  3. 3
    Verwendungszweck
  4. 4
    Zielort eines Reisenden oder einer Warensendung
  5. 5
    das, was schon vorbestimmt ist; Berufung, Schicksal
  6. 6
    wissenschaftliche Ermittlung, zum Beispiel von Pflanzen, von chemischen Zusammensetzungen etc.
  7. 7
    Satzteil, der einen Umstand angibt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Bestimmung eines Treffpunkts war schwierig.
  2. Er hat gegen die Bestimmungen in der Satzung verstoßen.

Synonyms

FestlegungAnordnungGesetzVorschriftZweckZiel(ort)FügungKismetSchicksalVorsehungErmittlung

This word in other languages

definition(English)determinación(Español)détermination(Français)destino(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbestimmung
  • besitmmung
  • besstimmung
  • bestimmnug
  • bestimmugn
  • bestimmungg
  • bestimmunng
  • bestimumng
  • bestimung
  • bestmimung
  • besttimmung
  • betsimmung
  • bsetimmung
  • ebstimmung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bestimmung - 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.

bbestimmung1besitmmung2besstimmung1bestimmnug2bestimmugn2bestimmungg1bestimmunng1bestimumng2
Edit distance from "Bestimmung"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

basketball#5,249betroffene#5,251Ausrüstung#5,248beurteilen#5,252

Similar misspelling depth

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

ausgegeben14 variantsehemaliger14 variantsKonflikte14 variantsmonatlich14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list