Bettwäsche

[ˈbɛtˌvɛʃə]

/[ˈbɛtˌvɛʃə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bettwäsche” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,528. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,528
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Textilien, die für das Bett verwendet werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-bettwasche · Bettwäsche · German

Bettwäsche · rank #20,528 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,528
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bestärkt

Nearest frequency peer: bestärkt (-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 „Bettwäsche“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Bettwäsche“ 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 Bettwäsche
PropertyValue
HeadwordBettwäsche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɛtˌvɛʃə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,528
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bettwäsche“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bettwäscheliegt 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: „bestärkt“ (#20,527), „bewege“ (#20,529), „bestellten“ (#20,526). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bettwäsche“ bei #20,528. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Bettwäsche (IPA [ˈbɛtˌvɛʃə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,528 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Textilien, die für das Bett verwendet werden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bettwäsche, with forms such as "bbettwäsche", "bettwsäche", and "bettwwäsche". 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 confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bettwäsche, spelled B-E-T-T-W-Ä-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Textilien, die für das Bett verwendet werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meine Bettwäsche wird wöchentlich gewechselt.
  2. „Ein Witz von einem Zimmer, in dem ein Einzelbett stand, bezogen mit Bettwäsche, die von einem so irrealen Weiß war, dass sie staunte.“

This word in other languages

bedclothes(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbettwäsche
  • bettwsäche
  • bettwwäsche
  • bettwäcshe
  • bettwäscche
  • bettwäsceh
  • bettwäschhe
  • bettwäshce
  • bettwässche
  • bettäwsche
  • betwtäsche
  • betwäsche
  • btetwäsche
  • ebttwäsche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbettwäsche1bettwsäche2bettwwäsche1bettwäcshe2bettwäscche1bettwäsceh2bettwäschhe1bettwäshce2
Edit distance from "Bettwäsche"

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 "Bettwäsche"?
"Bettwäsche" is spelled B-E-T-T-W-Ä-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɛtˌvɛʃə].
What does "Bettwäsche" mean?
As a noun, "Bettwäsche" means: Textilien, die für das Bett verwendet werden
What are common misspellings of "Bettwäsche"?
Common misspellings include "bbettwäsche", "bettwsäche", "bettwwäsche", "bettwäcshe", "bettwäscche". The correct spelling is "Bettwäsche".
How do you pronounce "Bettwäsche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bettwäsche" is [ˈbɛtˌvɛʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bettwäsche" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bettwäsche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

bestellten#20,526aussehende#20,512Charakters#20,544aufgeladen#20,508

Similar misspelling depth

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

besorgten14 variantsbewältigt14 variantsBindungen14 variantsanstreben14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list