Bevölkerungsmehrheit

[bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t]

/[bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bevölkerungsmehrheit” is uncommon German (frequency #70,086 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,086
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - über der Hälfte liegender Anteil der Bevölkerung; überwiegender Teil der Bevölkerung

Key facts for Bevölkerungsmehrheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordBevölkerungsmehrheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t]
Letters20
Frequency rank#70,086
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bevölkerungsmehrheit” 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). Bevölkerungsmehrheit lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Bevölkerungsmehrheit is uncommon German at frequency #70,086 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "über der Hälfte liegender Anteil der Bevölkerung; überwiegender Teil der Bevölkerung".

No misspelling variants are generated for Bevölkerungsmehrheit in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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. The correct German form is Bevölkerungsmehrheit, spelled B-E-V-Ö-L-K-E-R-U-N-G-S-M-E-H-R-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    über der Hälfte liegender Anteil der Bevölkerung; überwiegender Teil der Bevölkerung

Antonyms

Bevölkerungsminderheit

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 "Bevölkerungsmehrheit"?
"Bevölkerungsmehrheit" is spelled B-E-V-Ö-L-K-E-R-U-N-G-S-M-E-H-R-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t].
What does "Bevölkerungsmehrheit" mean?
As a noun, "Bevölkerungsmehrheit" means: über der Hälfte liegender Anteil der Bevölkerung; überwiegender Teil der Bevölkerung
How do you pronounce "Bevölkerungsmehrheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bevölkerungsmehrheit" is [bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bevölkerungsmehrheit" come from?
"Bevölkerungsmehrheit" 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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Using “Bevölkerungsmehrheit”

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-S-M-E-H-R-H-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋsˌmeːɐ̯haɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list