Bingen

/[ˈbɪŋən]/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,194

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Bingen is aGermanname. It means: Eine Stadt am Mittelrhein zwischen Mainz und Koblenz im Landkreis Mainz-Bingen Pronounced [ˈbɪŋən]. Often confused with Bogen and bingo.

Key facts for Bingen
PropertyValue
HeadwordBingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈbɪŋən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,194
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Bingen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Bingen is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbɪŋən]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,194 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Eine Stadt am Mittelrhein zwischen Mainz und Koblenz im Landkreis Mainz-Bingen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Bingen, with forms such as "bbingen", "bignen", and "binegn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Bogen", "bingo", "bitten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Bingen, spelled B-I-N-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eine Stadt am Mittelrhein zwischen Mainz und Koblenz im Landkreis Mainz-Bingen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbingen,bignen,binegn,bingenn,binggen,bingne,binngen,bnigen,ibngen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Bingen

Misspelling Variants of "Bingen"

bbingen7bignen6binegn6bingenn7binggen7bingne6binngen7bnigen6
Misspelling Variants of "Bingen"

Frequency rank: #20,194 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bingen"?
"Bingen" is spelled B-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɪŋən].
What does "Bingen" mean?
As a name, "Bingen" means: Eine Stadt am Mittelrhein zwischen Mainz und Koblenz im Landkreis Mainz-Bingen
What words are commonly confused with "Bingen"?
"Bingen" is commonly confused with "Bogen", "bingo", "bitten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bingen" is [ˈbɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bingen" come from?
"Bingen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.