bisher

/[bɪsˈheːɐ̯]/ adv

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#464

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

bisher is anGermanadv. It means: seit einem vergangenen Zeitpunkt bis zur Gegenwart Pronounced [bɪsˈheːɐ̯]. It ranks #464 in German word frequency. Often confused with böser and biste.

Key facts for bisher
PropertyValue
Headwordbisher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[bɪsˈheːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#464
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bisher is 6 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bɪsˈheːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #464 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "seit einem vergangenen Zeitpunkt bis zur Gegenwart".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for bisher, with forms such as "bbisher", "bihser", and "bisehr". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "böser", "biste", "Bücher", 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 bisher, spelled B-I-S-H-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    seit einem vergangenen Zeitpunkt bis zur Gegenwart

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbisher,bihser,bisehr,bisherr,bishher,bishre,bissher,bsiher,ibsher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bisher

Misspelling Variants of "bisher"

bbisher7bihser6bisehr6bisherr7bishher7bishre6bissher7bsiher6
Misspelling Variants of "bisher"

Frequency rank: #464 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bisher"?
"bisher" is spelled B-I-S-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bɪsˈheːɐ̯].
What does "bisher" mean?
As an adv, "bisher" means: seit einem vergangenen Zeitpunkt bis zur Gegenwart
What words are commonly confused with "bisher"?
"bisher" is commonly confused with "böser", "biste", "Bücher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bisher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bisher" is [bɪsˈheːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bisher" come from?
"bisher" 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.