birthday

[bɜːθˈdɛɪː]

/[bɜːθˈdɛɪː]/ noun

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The verdict

“birthday” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,649. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,649
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Tag, an dem ein Säugling auf die Welt kommt

Corpus desk

Index DE-birthday · birthday · German

birthday · rank #16,649 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,649
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 72,680
  • PHOTO-FINISH bezeichnend

Nearest frequency peer: bezeichnend (-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 “birthday”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “birthday” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for birthday
PropertyValue
Headwordbirthday
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bɜːθˈdɛɪː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,649
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “birthday” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). birthday lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around birthday (IPA [bɜːθˈdɛɪː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,649 among 72,680 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for birthday, with forms such as "bbirthday", "birhtday", and "birrthday". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 birthday, spelled B-I-R-T-H-D-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Tag, an dem ein Säugling auf die Welt kommt
  2. 2
    das jährliche Jubiläum der Geburt

This word in other languages

cumpleaños(Español)date de naissance(Français)aniversário(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbirthday
  • birhtday
  • birrthday
  • birtdhay
  • birthady
  • birthdayy
  • birthdday
  • birthdya
  • birthhday
  • birtthday
  • bitrhday
  • brithday
  • ibrthday

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of birthday - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbirthday1birhtday2birrthday1birtdhay2birthady2birthdayy1birthdday1birthdya2
Edit distance from "birthday"

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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "birthday"?
"birthday" is spelled B-I-R-T-H-D-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [bɜːθˈdɛɪː].
What does "birthday" mean?
As a noun, "birthday" means: der Tag, an dem ein Säugling auf die Welt kommt
What are common misspellings of "birthday"?
Common misspellings include "bbirthday", "birhtday", "birrthday", "birtdhay", "birthady". The correct spelling is "birthday".
How do you pronounce "birthday"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "birthday" is [bɜːθˈdɛɪː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "birthday" come from?
"birthday" 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 "birthday", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

begreift#16,644Augustus#16,639Angebots#16,625drohende#16,679

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Bräutigam13 variantsauspacken13 variantsarrangiert13 variantsdepressiv13 variants
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list