bewölkt

[bəˈvœlkt]

/[bəˈvœlkt]/ adj

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The verdict

“bewölkt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,192. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,192
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Wolken bedeckt

Corpus desk

Index DE-bewolkt · bewölkt · German

bewölkt · rank #20,192 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,192
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bewunderung

Nearest frequency peer: Bewunderung (-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 „bewölkt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bewölkt“ 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).

bewölkt vs bewirkt
71% similar
bewölkt vs bewohnt
57% similar
bewölkt vs befolgt
57% similar

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

Key facts for bewölkt
PropertyValue
Headwordbewölkt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈvœlkt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,192
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bewölkt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).bewölktliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bewunderung“ (#20,191), „Bilderbuch“ (#20,193), „beugt“ (#20,190). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bewölkt“ bei #20,192. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bewölkt (IPA [bəˈvœlkt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,192 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "von Wolken bedeckt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bewölkt, with forms such as "bbewölkt", "bewlökt", and "bewwölkt". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "bewirkt", "bewohnt", "befolgt", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 bewölkt, spelled B-E-W-Ö-L-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Wolken bedeckt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Himmel war gestern sehr bewölkt.

This word in other languages

cloudy(English)nublado(Español)nuageux(Français)nublado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbewölkt
  • bewlökt
  • bewwölkt
  • bewöklt
  • bewölkkt
  • bewölktt
  • bewöllkt
  • bewöltk
  • beöwlkt
  • bweölkt
  • ebwölkt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbewölkt1bewlökt2bewwölkt1bewöklt2bewölkkt1bewölktt1bewöllkt1bewöltk2
Edit distance from "bewölkt"

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 "bewölkt"?
"bewölkt" is spelled B-E-W-Ö-L-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈvœlkt].
What does "bewölkt" mean?
As an adjective, "bewölkt" means: von Wolken bedeckt
What words are commonly confused with "bewölkt"?
"bewölkt" is commonly confused with "bewirkt", "bewohnt", "befolgt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bewölkt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bewölkt" is [bəˈvœlkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bewölkt" come from?
"bewölkt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bertram#20,188Blutung#20,196belogen#20,187Bretter#20,199

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

beisammen11 variantsbedauert11 variantsaktuellem11 variantserliegen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list