Bewehrung

[bəˈveːʁʊŋ]

/[bəˈveːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bewehrung” is uncommon German (frequency #94,036 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,036
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Bewehren, das Ausstatten mit Waffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bewehrung · Bewehrung · German

Bewehrung · rank #94,036 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,036
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bevormundet

Nearest frequency peer: bevormundet (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Bewehrung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Bewehrung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bewehrung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBewehrung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈveːʁʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#94,036
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bewehrung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bewehrungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bevormundet“ (#94,035), „bewenden“ (#94,037), „betört“ (#94,034). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bewehrung“ bei #94,036. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bewehrung is uncommon German at frequency #94,036 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈveːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bewehrung, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bewehrung, spelled B-E-W-E-H-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Bewehren, das Ausstatten mit Waffen
  2. 2
    Gesamtheit der Waffen
  3. 3
    das Bewehren, das Verstärken von Mauern und Decken durch Stahlstäbe, das Armieren
  4. 4
    Gesamtheit der Armierung, also die Verstärkung von Mauern und Decken mit Stahlstäben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Bewehrung der Bevölkerung lief nicht problemlos ab.
  2. Die Bewehrung bestand aus Heugabeln und Dreschflegeln.

Synonyms

BewaffnungArmierung

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 "Bewehrung"?
"Bewehrung" is spelled B-E-W-E-H-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈveːʁʊŋ].
What does "Bewehrung" mean?
As a noun, "Bewehrung" means: das Bewehren, das Ausstatten mit Waffen
How do you pronounce "Bewehrung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bewehrung" is [bəˈveːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bewehrung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list