bewusst

[bəˈvʊst]

/[bəˈvʊst]/ adj

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The verdict

“bewusst” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,409. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,409
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit klarem Verstand

Corpus desk

Index DE-bewusst · bewusst · German

bewusst · rank #1,409 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,409
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH aussehen

Nearest frequency peer: aussehen (-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 „bewusst“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bewusst“ 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).

bewusst vs bewusste
88% similar
bewusst vs bewusster
78% similar
bewusst vs bewussten
78% similar

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

Key facts for bewusst
PropertyValue
Headwordbewusst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈvʊst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,409
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bewusst“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).bewusstliegt 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: „aussehen“ (#1,408), „Bremen“ (#1,410), „Zustand“ (#1,407). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bewusst“ bei #1,409. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around bewusst (IPA [bəˈvʊst]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,409 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for bewusst, with forms such as "bbewusst", "beuwsst", and "bewsust". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "bewusste", "bewusster", "bewussten", 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is bewusst, spelled B-E-W-U-S-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit klarem Verstand
  2. 2
    mit Absicht
  3. 3
    bereits genannt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich bin mir bewusst, dass das ein Fehler war.
  2. Das war eine ganz bewusste Entscheidung von uns.

Synonyms

absichtlichgewolltbekanntvorerwähnt

Antonyms

außerbewusstunbewusstunabsichtlichungewolltunbekannt

This word in other languages

conscious(English)consciente(Español)conscient(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbewusst
  • beuwsst
  • bewsust
  • bewusstt
  • bewust
  • bewusts
  • bewußt
  • bewwusst
  • bweusst
  • ebwusst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bewusst - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbewusst1beuwsst2bewsust2bewusstt1bewust1bewusts2bewußt2bewwusst1
Edit distance from "bewusst"

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 "bewusst"?
"bewusst" is spelled B-E-W-U-S-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈvʊst].
What does "bewusst" mean?
As an adjective, "bewusst" means: mit klarem Verstand
What words are commonly confused with "bewusst"?
"bewusst" is commonly confused with "bewusste", "bewusster", "bewussten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bewusst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bewusst" is [bəˈvʊst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bewusst" come from?
"bewusst" 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 "bewusst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Zustand#1,407möchten#1,399leisten#1,397gesetzt#1,389

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

aussehen10 variantsschlimm10 variantsgekauft10 variantsmachst10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list