Bezirk

[bəˈt͡sɪʁk]

/[bəˈt͡sɪʁk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bezirk” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,878. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,878
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abgegrenztes Gebiet, abgegrenzter Bereich

Corpus desk

Index DE-bezirk · Bezirk · German

Bezirk · rank #2,878 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,878
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bestätigen

Nearest frequency peer: bestätigen (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Bezirk”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Bezirk” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

Bezirk vs Birk
67% similar
Bezirk vs Bezirke
86% similar
Bezirk vs Bezirks
86% similar

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

Key facts for Bezirk
PropertyValue
HeadwordBezirk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈt͡sɪʁk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,878
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Bezirk” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bezirkliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „bestätigen“ (#2,877), „Brand“ (#2,879), „besetzt“ (#2,876). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Bezirk (IPA [bəˈt͡sɪʁk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,878 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bezirk, with forms such as "bbezirk", "beizrk", and "bezikr". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Birk", "Bezirke", "Bezirks", and more, 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 Bezirk, spelled B-E-Z-I-R-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    abgegrenztes Gebiet, abgegrenzter Bereich
  2. 2
    Sachbereich, Themengebiet, Themenbereich
  3. 3
    Gegend, Landstrich
  4. 4
    Verwaltungseinheit auf Landes-, Stadt- und Gemeindeebene
  5. 5
    regional Dienststelle eines Bezirks [4] in der DDR
  6. 6
    kommunale Gebietskörperschaft (Gemeindeverbände höherer Stufe), die diejenigen kommunalen Aufgaben übernimmt, für die die Gemeinden und Landkreise nicht leistungsfähig genug sind
  7. 7
    Gemeinwesen auf der untersten Stufe des Verwaltungsaufbaus, das den Politischen Gemeinden in den anderen Kantonen entspricht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie war glücklich, wieder im Bezirk innerhalb der Klostermauern zu sein.
  2. In den Bezirken der schönen Künste fühlt Janosch sich zu Hause.

Synonyms

GebietTerritoriumDistriktSprengelPolitische Gemeinde

This word in other languages

district(English)departamento(Español)district(Français)distrito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbezirk
  • beizrk
  • bezikr
  • bezirkk
  • bezirrk
  • bezrik
  • bezzirk
  • bzeirk
  • ebzirk

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbezirk1beizrk2bezikr2bezirkk1bezirrk1bezrik2bezzirk1bzeirk2
Edit distance from "Bezirk"

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 "Bezirk"?
"Bezirk" is spelled B-E-Z-I-R-K. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈt͡sɪʁk].
What does "Bezirk" mean?
As a noun, "Bezirk" means: abgegrenztes Gebiet, abgegrenzter Bereich
What words are commonly confused with "Bezirk"?
"Bezirk" is commonly confused with "Birk", "Bezirke", "Bezirks". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bezirk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bezirk" is [bəˈt͡sɪʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bezirk" come from?
"Bezirk" 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 "Bezirk", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dauern#2,883Dieter#2,884drüber#2,885Zufall#2,871

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Helmut9 variantsPlätze9 variantsMetern9 variantslocker9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list