bisschen

[ˈbɪsçən]

/[ˈbɪsçən]/ pron

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The verdict

“bisschen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #500. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#500
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein klein wenig, eine kleine Menge von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-bisschen · bisschen · German

bisschen · rank #500 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #500
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bayern

Nearest frequency peer: Bayern (-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 „bisschen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bisschen“ 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).

bisschen vs Bissen
63% similar
bisschen vs Burschen
63% similar
bisschen vs bischen
88% similar

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

Key facts for bisschen
PropertyValue
Headwordbisschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ˈbɪsçən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#500
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bisschen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bayern“ (#499), „Denken“ (#501), „ALTE“ (#498). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bisschen“ bei #500. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bisschen (IPA [ˈbɪsçən]), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #500 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bisschen, with forms such as "bbisschen", "biscshen", and "bisscchen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Bissen", "Burschen", "bischen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is bisschen, spelled B-I-S-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein klein wenig, eine kleine Menge von etwas
  2. 2
    überhaupt kein, gar nicht
  3. 3
    nur ab und an

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hatte doch nur ein bisschen Alkohol getrunken.
  2. Ich bin ein bisschen sauer.

Synonyms

bisselbüschen

This word in other languages

bit(English)poco(Español)peu(Français)pouco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbisschen
  • biscshen
  • bisscchen
  • bisscehn
  • bisschenn
  • bisschhen
  • bisschne
  • bisshcen
  • bißchen
  • bsischen
  • ibsschen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbisschen1biscshen2bisscchen1bisscehn2bisschenn1bisschhen1bisschne2bisshcen2
Edit distance from "bisschen"

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 "bisschen"?
"bisschen" is spelled B-I-S-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɪsçən].
What does "bisschen" mean?
As a pronoun, "bisschen" means: ein klein wenig, eine kleine Menge von etwas
What words are commonly confused with "bisschen"?
"bisschen" is commonly confused with "Bissen", "Burschen", "bischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bisschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bisschen" is [ˈbɪsçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bisschen" come from?
"bisschen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bisschen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

zunächst#497Internet#504Personen#508Richtung#510

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

scheint11 variantsDeutsch11 variantsbestimmt11 variantsMillionen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list