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The verdict

“binding” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,772. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,772
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs bind

Corpus desk

Index DE-binding · binding · German

binding · rank #43,772 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,772
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bildungseinri…

Nearest frequency peer: Bildungseinrichtung (-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 „binding“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „binding“ 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).

binding vs bündig
71% similar
binding vs Bindung
71% similar
binding vs building
75% similar

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

Key facts for binding
PropertyValue
Headwordbinding
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,772
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „binding“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).bindingliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bildungseinrichtung“ (#43,771), „Bieres“ (#43,770), „Blutbild“ (#43,774). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „binding“ bei #43,772. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around binding (IPA […]), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,772 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs bind".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for binding, with forms such as "bbinding", "bidning", and "bindding". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bündig", "Bindung", "building", 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 binding, spelled B-I-N-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs bind

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbinding
  • bidning
  • bindding
  • bindign
  • bindingg
  • bindinng
  • bindnig
  • binidng
  • binnding
  • bniding
  • ibnding

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbinding1bidning2bindding1bindign2bindingg1bindinng1bindnig2binidng2
Edit distance from "binding"

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 "binding"?
"binding" is spelled B-I-N-D-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "binding" mean?
As a verb, "binding" means: Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs bind
What words are commonly confused with "binding"?
"binding" is commonly confused with "bündig", "Bindung", "building". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "binding"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "binding" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "binding" come from?
"binding" 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 "binding", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Bresche#43,779beruhig#43,760Bergamo#43,759bereden#43,758

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Dekolleté11 variantsbackend11 variantsatletico11 variantseintönig11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list