bird

[bɜːd]

/[bɜːd]/ noun

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The verdict

“bird” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,499. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,499
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vogel

Corpus desk

Index DE-bird · bird · German

bird · rank #18,499 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,499
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bing

Nearest frequency peer: bing (-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 „bird“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bird“ 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).

bird vs Br
25% similar
bird vs BRD
0% similar
bird vs Bit
25% similar

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

Key facts for bird
PropertyValue
Headwordbird
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bɜːd]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,499
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bird“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.birdliegt 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: „bing“ (#18,498), „Brasiliens“ (#18,500), „Biergarten“ (#18,497). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bird“ bei #18,499. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around bird (IPA [bɜːd]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,499 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Vogel".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for bird, with forms such as "bbird", "bidr", and "birdd". 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, "Br", "BRD", "Bit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 bird, spelled B-I-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vogel

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "He was clearly so scared by his mischance in breaking the window and by the approach of Peterson that he thought of nothing but flight, but since then he must have bitterly regretted the impulse which caused him to drop his bird."

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbird
  • bidr
  • birdd
  • birrd
  • brid
  • ibrd

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbird1bidr2birdd1birrd1brid2ibrd2
Edit distance from "bird"

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 "bird"?
"bird" is spelled B-I-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is [bɜːd].
What does "bird" mean?
As a noun, "bird" means: Vogel
What words are commonly confused with "bird"?
"bird" is commonly confused with "Br", "BRD", "Bit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bird"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bird" is [bɜːd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bird" come from?
"bird" 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 "bird", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bing#18,498burn#18,504drop#18,515even#18,532

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

ebola6 variantsfasse6 variantsAdels6 variantsAbtei6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list