Bett
[bɛt]
The verdict
“Bett” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #986) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #986
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
- 3
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - ein Möbelstück, in dem man schläft
Corpus desk
Index DE-bett · Bett · German
Bett · rank #986 · 3 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #986
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-LOW 3 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH Angebot
Nearest frequency peer: Angebot (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Bett”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- wirst
wirst
99,018 corpus weight
- wählen
wählen
99,017 corpus weight
- Angebot
Angebot
99,016 corpus weight
- Bett
Bett
99,015 corpus weight
- blieb
blieb
99,014 corpus weight
- einzelnen
einzelnen
99,013 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Bett” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bett |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bɛt] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #986 |
| Misspellings tracked | 3 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bett” sits in German frequency
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for Bett is neighbouring look-alikes ("Bot", "BTW", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [bɛt]. Frequency #986 among 5,818 “B” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.
Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bett, with forms such as "bbett", "btet", and "ebtt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Bot", "BTW", "but", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bett, spelled B-E-T-T.
Definition
- 1ein Möbelstück, in dem man schläft
- 2Bett^([1]) samt Matratze, Decke und Kopfkissen
- 3natürlich entstandene oder künstlich hergestellte Formation für Gewässer, Speisen oder Verkehrswege
- 4Nagelbett
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bett appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir haben uns ein neues Bett gekauft.
„Für einen Ägypter gab es keinen wichtigeren Gegenstand als seine Matte, die ihm als Decke, Bett und sogar als Leichentuch diente und die er stets bei sich trug.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbett
- btet
- ebtt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bett - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bett", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.