bewundern

[bəˈvʊndɐn]

/[bəˈvʊndɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“bewundern” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,822. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,822
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas oder jemanden als außergewöhnlich betrachten, hochschätzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bewundern · bewundern · German

bewundern · rank #10,822 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,822
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beurteilt

Nearest frequency peer: beurteilt (-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 „bewundern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bewundern“ 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).

bewundern vs bewundert
89% similar
bewundern vs bewunderte
80% similar
bewundern vs Bewunderung
73% similar

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

Key facts for bewundern
PropertyValue
Headwordbewundern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈvʊndɐn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,822
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bewundern“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).bewundernliegt 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: „beurteilt“ (#10,821), „Bezeichnungen“ (#10,823), „betreffend“ (#10,820). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bewundern“ bei #10,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around bewundern (IPA [bəˈvʊndɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,822 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas oder jemanden als außergewöhnlich betrachten, hochschätzen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for bewundern, with forms such as "bbewundern", "beuwndern", and "bewnudern". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "bewundert", "bewunderte", "Bewunderung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is bewundern, spelled B-E-W-U-N-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas oder jemanden als außergewöhnlich betrachten, hochschätzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich bewundere deine Ruhe und Gelassenheit im Umgang mit Kindern.
  2. „Nowitzki wirkt - nach all den Jahren im schrillen NBA-Betrieb - noch immer so lässig und bodenständig wie ein Sportstudent im 20. Semester, gerade deshalb bewundern ihn so viele Menschen auf der ganzen Welt.“

Antonyms

missachtenverachten

This word in other languages

admire(English)admirar(Español)admirer(Français)admirar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbewundern
  • beuwndern
  • bewnudern
  • bewudnern
  • bewunddern
  • bewundenr
  • bewundernn
  • bewunderrn
  • bewundren
  • bewunedrn
  • bewunndern
  • bewwundern
  • bweundern
  • ebwundern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bewundern - 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.

bbewundern1beuwndern2bewnudern2bewudnern2bewunddern1bewundenr2bewundernn1bewunderrn1
Edit distance from "bewundern"

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 "bewundern"?
"bewundern" is spelled B-E-W-U-N-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈvʊndɐn].
What does "bewundern" mean?
As a verb, "bewundern" means: etwas oder jemanden als außergewöhnlich betrachten, hochschätzen
What words are commonly confused with "bewundern"?
"bewundern" is commonly confused with "bewundert", "bewunderte", "Bewunderung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bewundern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bewundern" is [bəˈvʊndɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bewundern" come from?
"bewundern" 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 "bewundern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

beurteilt#10,821bedeutend#10,818Blutdruck#10,826Bauernhof#10,816

Similar misspelling depth

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

betreffend14 variantsausweichen14 variantsdauerhafte14 variantsAufteilung14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list