bisherige

[bɪsˈheːʁɪɡə]

/[bɪsˈheːʁɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“bisherige” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,965. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,965
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs bisherig

Corpus desk

Index DE-bisherige · bisherige · German

bisherige · rank #4,965 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,965
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bewerben

Nearest frequency peer: bewerben (-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 „bisherige“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bisherige“ 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).

bisherige vs bisherigen
90% similar
bisherige vs bisheriger
90% similar
bisherige vs bisheriges
90% similar

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

Key facts for bisherige
PropertyValue
Headwordbisherige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bɪsˈheːʁɪɡə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,965
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bisherige“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).bisherigeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bewerben“ (#4,964), „boy“ (#4,966), „Beschäftigung“ (#4,963). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bisherige“ bei #4,965. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around bisherige (IPA [bɪsˈheːʁɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,965 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for bisherige, with forms such as "bbisherige", "bihserige", and "bisehrige". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "bisherigen", "bisheriger", "bisheriges", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is bisherige, spelled B-I-S-H-E-R-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs bisherig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs bisherig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs bisherig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs bisherig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs bisherig
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs bisherig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs bisherig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs bisherig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs bisherig
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs bisherig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs bisherig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbisherige
  • bihserige
  • bisehrige
  • bisheirge
  • bishergie
  • bisherieg
  • bisherigge
  • bisherrige
  • bishherige
  • bishreige
  • bissherige
  • bsiherige
  • ibsherige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bisherige - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbisherige1bihserige2bisehrige2bisheirge2bishergie2bisherieg2bisherigge1bisherrige1
Edit distance from "bisherige"

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 "bisherige"?
"bisherige" is spelled B-I-S-H-E-R-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bɪsˈheːʁɪɡə].
What does "bisherige" mean?
As an adjective, "bisherige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs bisherig
What words are commonly confused with "bisherige"?
"bisherige" is commonly confused with "bisherigen", "bisheriger", "bisheriges". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bisherige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bisherige" is [bɪsˈheːʁɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bisherige" come from?
"bisherige" 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 "bisherige", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bekannter#4,961digitalen#4,971Eintracht#4,976engagiert#4,977

Similar misspelling depth

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

Albrecht13 variantsSymptome13 variantsHandbuch13 variantsSpanisch13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list