Bibliothekar

[ˌbiblioteˈkaːɐ̯]

/[ˌbiblioteˈkaːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bibliothekar” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,104. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,104
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitarbeiter einer Bibliothek

Corpus desk

Index DE-bibliothekar · Bibliothekar · German

Bibliothekar · rank #28,104 · 18 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,104
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Betäubung

Nearest frequency peer: Betäubung (-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 „Bibliothekar“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Bibliothekar“ 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).

Bibliothekar vs Bibliotheken
83% similar
Bibliothekar vs Bibliothek
83% similar
Bibliothekar vs bibliotheca
75% similar

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

Key facts for Bibliothekar
PropertyValue
HeadwordBibliothekar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌbiblioteˈkaːɐ̯]
Letters12
Frequency rank#28,104
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bibliothekar“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bibliothekarliegt 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: „Betäubung“ (#28,103), „bisheriger“ (#28,105), „betreibe“ (#28,102). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bibliothekar“ bei #28,104. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Bibliothekar (IPA [ˌbiblioteˈkaːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,104 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mitarbeiter einer Bibliothek".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bibliothekar, with forms such as "bbibliothekar", "bbiliothekar", and "bibbliothekar". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Bibliotheken", "Bibliothek", "bibliotheca", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Bibliothekar, spelled B-I-B-L-I-O-T-H-E-K-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mitarbeiter einer Bibliothek

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Immanuel Kant hat auch als Bibliothekar gearbeitet.
  2. „Der Bibliothekar und sein Assistent starben ebenso wie einige der Fellows, die Interesse an der Bibliothek hatten, und das war der Stand der Dinge bis vor ein paar Jahren.“

This word in other languages

librarian(English)bibliotecario(Español)bibliothécaire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbibliothekar
  • bbiliothekar
  • bibbliothekar
  • bibilothekar
  • bibliohtekar
  • bibliotehkar
  • bibliotheakr
  • bibliothekarr
  • bibliothekkar
  • bibliothekra
  • bibliothhekar
  • bibliothkear
  • bibliotthekar
  • biblitohekar
  • biblliothekar
  • bibloithekar
  • bilbiothekar
  • ibbliothekar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbibliothekar1bbiliothekar2bibbliothekar1bibilothekar2bibliohtekar2bibliotehkar2bibliotheakr2bibliothekarr1
Edit distance from "Bibliothekar"

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 "Bibliothekar"?
"Bibliothekar" is spelled B-I-B-L-I-O-T-H-E-K-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌbiblioteˈkaːɐ̯].
What does "Bibliothekar" mean?
As a noun, "Bibliothekar" means: Mitarbeiter einer Bibliothek
What words are commonly confused with "Bibliothekar"?
"Bibliothekar" is commonly confused with "Bibliotheken", "Bibliothek", "bibliotheca". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bibliothekar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bibliothekar" is [ˌbiblioteˈkaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bibliothekar" come from?
"Bibliothekar" 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 "Bibliothekar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list