Bistro

[ˈbɪstʁo]

/[ˈbɪstʁo]/ noun

The verdict

“Bistro” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,650. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,650
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines, meist einfach gehaltenes Lokal, in dem man Getränke und kleine Mahlzeiten bekommen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-bistro · Bistro · German

Bistro · rank #24,650 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,650
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bisserl

Nearest frequency peer: bisserl (-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 „Bistro“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Bistro“ 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).

Bistro vs Bistum
67% similar
Bistro vs bist
50% similar
Bistro vs biste
50% similar

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

Key facts for Bistro
PropertyValue
HeadwordBistro
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɪstʁo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,650
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bistro“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bistroliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bisserl“ (#24,649), „bizarre“ (#24,651), „biomasse“ (#24,648). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bistro“ bei #24,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Bistro (IPA [ˈbɪstʁo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,650 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kleines, meist einfach gehaltenes Lokal, in dem man Getränke und kleine Mahlzeiten bekommen kann".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bistro, with forms such as "bbistro", "bisrto", and "bisstro". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Bistum", "bist", "biste", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Bistro, spelled B-I-S-T-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleines, meist einfach gehaltenes Lokal, in dem man Getränke und kleine Mahlzeiten bekommen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In dem Bistro war alles ungewohnt und anders als sonst, denn es war eben französisch.“
  2. „Offen war nur das Bistro neben dem dekorativen, nicht mehr benützten Eingangstor.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbistro
  • bisrto
  • bisstro
  • bistor
  • bistrro
  • bisttro
  • bitsro
  • bsitro
  • ibstro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbistro1bisrto2bisstro1bistor2bistrro1bisttro1bitsro2bsitro2
Edit distance from "Bistro"

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 "Bistro"?
"Bistro" is spelled B-I-S-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɪstʁo].
What does "Bistro" mean?
As a noun, "Bistro" means: kleines, meist einfach gehaltenes Lokal, in dem man Getränke und kleine Mahlzeiten bekommen kann
What words are commonly confused with "Bistro"?
"Bistro" is commonly confused with "Bistum", "bist", "biste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bistro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bistro" is [ˈbɪstʁo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bistro" come from?
"Bistro" 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 "Bistro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list