Bezug

[bəˈt͡suːk]

/[bəˈt͡suːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bezug” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,624. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,624
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wechselbare Umhüllung

Corpus desk

Index DE-bezug · Bezug · German

Bezug · rank #1,624 · 7 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,624
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bezahlt

Nearest frequency peer: bezahlt (-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 “Bezug”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Bezug” 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).

Bezug vs Bug
60% similar
Bezug vs Bezüge
67% similar
Bezug vs Bezügen
57% similar

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

Key facts for Bezug
PropertyValue
HeadwordBezug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈt͡suːk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,624
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Bezug” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bezugliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „bezahlt“ (#1,623), „bilden“ (#1,625), „befinden“ (#1,622). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Bezug (IPA [bəˈt͡suːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,624 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bezug, with forms such as "bbezug", "beuzg", and "bezgu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Bug", "Bezüge", "Bezügen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Bezug, spelled B-E-Z-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    wechselbare Umhüllung
  2. 2
    Relation
  3. 3
    Erwerben oder Erhalten
  4. 4
    Einkünfte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Bezug dieses Kissens ist aus Leinen.
  2. „Er hatte ein Bett, ein paar Sessel mit grünen Bezügen, die Bücher, einen Schreibtisch im Biedermeierstil und wirkte altmodisch und friedlich.“

Synonyms

VerhältnisBeziehungVerbindungErwerb

This word in other languages

cover(English)funda(Español)taie(Français)forro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbezug
  • beuzg
  • bezgu
  • bezugg
  • bezzug
  • bzeug
  • ebzug

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbezug1beuzg2bezgu2bezugg1bezzug1bzeug2ebzug2
Edit distance from "Bezug"

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 "Bezug"?
"Bezug" is spelled B-E-Z-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈt͡suːk].
What does "Bezug" mean?
As a noun, "Bezug" means: wechselbare Umhüllung
What words are commonly confused with "Bezug"?
"Bezug" is commonly confused with "Bug", "Bezüge", "Bezügen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bezug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bezug" is [bəˈt͡suːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bezug" come from?
"Bezug" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Filme#1,631vorne#1,616Polen#1,641Traum#1,644

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Waffen7 variantsWerte7 variantsGäste7 variantsFarbe7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list