Bevölkerung

/[bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Bevölkerung” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #851 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#851
frequency rank, German
11
letters
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Gesamtheit aller Bewohner eines Gebietes

Key facts for Bevölkerung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBevölkerung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#851
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bevölkerung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Bevölkerung lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Bevölkerung is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #851 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gesamtheit aller Bewohner eines Gebietes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bevölkerung, with forms such as "bbevölkerung", "bevlökerung", and "bevvölkerung". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Bevölkerungen", "bevölkern", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Bevölkerung, spelled B-E-V-Ö-L-K-E-R-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit aller Bewohner eines Gebietes

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbevölkerung,bevlökerung,bevvölkerung,bevöklerung,bevölekrung,bevölkernug,bevölkerrung,bevölkerugn,bevölkerungg,bevölkerunng,bevölkeurng,bevölkkerung,bevölkreung,bevöllkerung,beövlkerung,bveölkerung,ebvölkerung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bevölkerung — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Bevölkerung"

bbevölkerung1bevlökerung2bevvölkerung1bevöklerung2bevölekrung2bevölkernug2bevölkerrung1bevölkerugn2
Edit distance from "Bevölkerung"

Frequency rank: #851 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bevölkerung"?
"Bevölkerung" is spelled B-E-V-Ö-L-K-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋ].
What does "Bevölkerung" mean?
As a noun, "Bevölkerung" means: Gesamtheit aller Bewohner eines Gebietes
What words are commonly confused with "Bevölkerung"?
"Bevölkerung" is commonly confused with "Bevölkerungen", "bevölkern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bevölkerung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bevölkerung" is [bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bevölkerung" come from?
"Bevölkerung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Bevölkerung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-V-Ö-L-K-E-R-U-N-G — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Bevölkerungen” — see the side-by-side comparison. Bevölkerung vs Bevölkerungen
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.