Bewachung

[bəˈvaxʊŋ]

/[bəˈvaxʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bewachung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,964. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,964
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung, jemand oder etwas unter Beaufsichtigung/Beobachtung zu halten

Corpus desk

Index DE-bewachung · Bewachung · German

Bewachung · rank #31,964 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,964
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bewerbe

Nearest frequency peer: bewerbe (+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 „Bewachung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Bewachung“ 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).

Bewachung vs Bewährung
67% similar
Bewachung vs bewachen
67% similar
Bewachung vs Beachtung
78% similar

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

Key facts for Bewachung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBewachung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈvaxʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,964
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bewachung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bewachungliegt 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: „bewerbe“ (#31,965), „Bestleistung“ (#31,962), „bewohnen“ (#31,966). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bewachung“ bei #31,964. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Bewachung (IPA [bəˈvaxʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,964 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bewachung, with forms such as "bbewachung", "beawchung", and "bewacchung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Bewährung", "bewachen", "Beachtung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bewachung, spelled B-E-W-A-C-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung, jemand oder etwas unter Beaufsichtigung/Beobachtung zu halten
  2. 2
    Person/Gruppe, die [1] durchführt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Als Haftort wurde der riesige Komplex des Spandauer Gefängnisses eingerichtet, wo sich die Siegermächte im monatlichen Wechsel bei der Bewachung ablösten.“
  2. „Unten hören sie mit harten Schritten die Patrouille auf und ab marschieren, aber diese Bewachung schreckt sie nicht, denn sie wissen, unter dieser Sansculottenuniform schlagen befreundete Herzen.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbewachung
  • beawchung
  • bewacchung
  • bewachhung
  • bewachnug
  • bewachugn
  • bewachungg
  • bewachunng
  • bewacuhng
  • bewahcung
  • bewcahung
  • bewwachung
  • bweachung
  • ebwachung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bewachung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbewachung1beawchung2bewacchung1bewachhung1bewachnug2bewachugn2bewachungg1bewachunng1
Edit distance from "Bewachung"

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 "Bewachung"?
"Bewachung" is spelled B-E-W-A-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈvaxʊŋ].
What does "Bewachung" mean?
As a noun, "Bewachung" means: Handlung, jemand oder etwas unter Beaufsichtigung/Beobachtung zu halten
What words are commonly confused with "Bewachung"?
"Bewachung" is commonly confused with "Bewährung", "bewachen", "Beachtung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bewachung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bewachung" is [bəˈvaxʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bewachung" come from?
"Bewachung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Beilegung#31,953beigefügt#31,952Bauteilen#31,950Baumstamm#31,949

Similar misspelling depth

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

beisteuern14 variantsbasierende14 variantsdenkbaren14 variantsAbsolvent14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list