Bindestrich
[ˈbɪndəˌʃtʁɪç]
The verdict
“Bindestrich” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,786. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,786
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wortzeichen, das die Zusammengehörigkeit von Ausdrücken in einem Wort anzeigt
Corpus desk
Index DE-bindestrich · Bindestrich · German
Bindestrich · rank #48,786 · 18 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #48,786
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH bills
Nearest frequency peer: bills (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Bindestrich”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- billigend
billigend
51,217 corpus weight
- bills
bills
51,216 corpus weight
- Bindestrich
Bindestrich
51,215 corpus weight
- bisexuelle
bisexuelle
51,214 corpus weight
- Bitburger
Bitburger
51,213 corpus weight
- Blumberg
Blumberg
51,212 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Bindestrich” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bindestrich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɪndəˌʃtʁɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #48,786 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bindestrich” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around Bindestrich (IPA [ˈbɪndəˌʃtʁɪç]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,786 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bindestrich, with forms such as "bbindestrich", "bidnestrich", and "binddestrich". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 Bindestrich, spelled B-I-N-D-E-S-T-R-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Wortzeichen, das die Zusammengehörigkeit von Ausdrücken in einem Wort anzeigt
- 2Wortzeichen, das die Auslassung eines Wortteils anzeigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bindestrich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei Doppelnamen wie Schleswig-Holstein zeigt der Bindestrich die Zusammengehörigkeit der beiden Ausdrücke an.
„Der Autor berät die Stadt Regensburg, wenn es um Bindestriche in Straßennamen geht, und das Institut Papst Benedikt XVI. bei der Herausgabe der Schriften Josef Razingers.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbindestrich
- bidnestrich
- binddestrich
- bindesrtich
- bindesstrich
- bindestirch
- bindestrcih
- bindestricch
- bindestrichh
- bindestrihc
- bindestrrich
- bindesttrich
- bindetsrich
- bindsetrich
- binedstrich
- binndestrich
- bnidestrich
- ibndestrich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bindestrich - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bindestrich", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 18 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.