Bettlaken

[ˈbɛtˌlaːkn̩]

/[ˈbɛtˌlaːkn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bettlaken” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,522. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,522
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Auflage für Matratzen aus Leinen oder Baumwolle

Corpus desk

Index DE-bettlaken · Bettlaken · German

Bettlaken · rank #49,522 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,522
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beseelt

Nearest frequency peer: beseelt (-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 „Bettlaken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Bettlaken“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bettlaken
PropertyValue
HeadwordBettlaken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɛtˌlaːkn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,522
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bettlaken“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bettlakenliegt 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: „beseelt“ (#49,521), „Bewerbungsunterlagen“ (#49,523), „besagtem“ (#49,519). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bettlaken“ bei #49,522. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Bettlaken (IPA [ˈbɛtˌlaːkn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,522 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Auflage für Matratzen aus Leinen oder Baumwolle".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bettlaken, with forms such as "bbettlaken", "betlaken", and "betltaken". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Bettlaken, spelled B-E-T-T-L-A-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Auflage für Matratzen aus Leinen oder Baumwolle

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich glaube, Du solltest dein Bettlaken mal wieder waschen.
  2. „Er hatte einen Franzosen an der Hand, der ihm Bettlaken verkaufte.“

Synonyms

BettbezugBetttuchLakenLeintuch

This word in other languages

sábana(Español)drap-housse(Français)lençol(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbettlaken
  • betlaken
  • betltaken
  • bettalken
  • bettlaekn
  • bettlakenn
  • bettlakken
  • bettlakne
  • bettlkaen
  • bettllaken
  • btetlaken
  • ebttlaken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbettlaken1betlaken1betltaken2bettalken2bettlaekn2bettlakenn1bettlakken1bettlakne2
Edit distance from "Bettlaken"

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 "Bettlaken"?
"Bettlaken" is spelled B-E-T-T-L-A-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɛtˌlaːkn̩].
What does "Bettlaken" mean?
As a noun, "Bettlaken" means: Auflage für Matratzen aus Leinen oder Baumwolle
What are common misspellings of "Bettlaken"?
Common misspellings include "bbettlaken", "betlaken", "betltaken", "bettalken", "bettlaekn". The correct spelling is "Bettlaken".
How do you pronounce "Bettlaken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bettlaken" is [ˈbɛtˌlaːkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bettlaken" come from?
"Bettlaken" 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 "Bettlaken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Brechreiz#49,534begangene#49,509Bahnfahrt#49,503aussenden#49,497

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

besagtem12 variantsbenefits12 variantscatalogue12 variantsAtemluft12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list