Bevölkerung

[bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋ]

/[bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bevölkerung” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #851. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#851
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit aller Bewohner eines Gebietes

Corpus desk

Index DE-bevolkerung · Bevölkerung · German

Bevölkerung · rank #851 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #851
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH anderer

Nearest frequency peer: anderer (-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 „Bevölkerung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Bevölkerung“ 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).

Bevölkerung vs Bevölkerungen
85% similar
Bevölkerung vs bevölkern
73% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bevölkerung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bevölkerungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „anderer“ (#850), „darin“ (#852), „Wirtschaft“ (#849). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bevölkerung“ bei #851. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Bevölkerung (IPA [bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #851 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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". 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, "Bevölkerungen", "bevölkern", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Bevölkerung, spelled B-E-V-Ö-L-K-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit aller Bewohner eines Gebietes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Bevölkerung des Krisengebietes wurde an einen anderen Ort verbracht.
  2. „Ihre Bevölkerungen sind jung und unzufrieden.“

Synonyms

EinwohnerschaftPopulation

This word in other languages

population(English)población(Español)population(Français)população(Português)

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.

bbevölkerung1bevlökerung2bevvölkerung1bevöklerung2bevölekrung2bevölkernug2bevölkerrung1bevölkerugn2
Edit distance from "Bevölkerung"

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 "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'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 "Bevölkerung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geschrieben#856Nachrichten#866politischen#938Mitarbeiter#735

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Wirtschaft17 variantseuropäischen17 variantsverschiedene17 variantsMöglichkeit17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list