Biographien

/[bioɡʁaˈfiːən]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,567

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Biographien is aGermannoun. It means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Biographie Pronounced [bioɡʁaˈfiːən]. Often confused with Biographie and Biografien.

Key facts for Biographien
PropertyValue
HeadwordBiographien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bioɡʁaˈfiːən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#28,567
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Biographien is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bioɡʁaˈfiːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,567 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for Biographien, with forms such as "bbiographien", "bigoraphien", and "biogarphien". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Biographie", "Biografien", 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 Biographien, spelled B-I-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Biographie
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Biographie
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Biographie
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Biographie

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbiographien,bigoraphien,biogarphien,bioggraphien,biograhpien,biographein,biographhien,biographienn,biographine,biograpihen,biograpphien,biogrpahien,biogrraphien,biorgaphien,boigraphien,ibographien

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Biographien

Misspelling Variants of "Biographien"

bbiographien12bigoraphien11biogarphien11bioggraphien12biograhpien11biographein11biographhien12biographienn12
Misspelling Variants of "Biographien"

Frequency rank: #28,567 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Biographien"?
"Biographien" is spelled B-I-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bioɡʁaˈfiːən].
What does "Biographien" mean?
As a noun, "Biographien" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Biographie
What words are commonly confused with "Biographien"?
"Biographien" is commonly confused with "Biographie", "Biografien". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Biographien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Biographien" is [bioɡʁaˈfiːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Biographien" come from?
"Biographien" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.