bisweilen

[bɪsˈvaɪ̯lən]

/[bɪsˈvaɪ̯lən]/ adv

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The verdict

“bisweilen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,626. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,626
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unterschiedlich häufig, mehr oder minder oft

Corpus desk

Index DE-bisweilen · bisweilen · German

bisweilen · rank #10,626 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,626
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH BH

Nearest frequency peer: BH (-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 „bisweilen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bisweilen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bisweilen
PropertyValue
Headwordbisweilen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[bɪsˈvaɪ̯lən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,626
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bisweilen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.bisweilenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „BH“ (#10,625), „Celsius“ (#10,627), „bezahlte“ (#10,624). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bisweilen“ bei #10,626. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around bisweilen (IPA [bɪsˈvaɪ̯lən]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #10,626 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for bisweilen, with forms such as "bbisweilen", "bisewilen", and "bissweilen". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bisweilen, spelled B-I-S-W-E-I-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    unterschiedlich häufig, mehr oder minder oft
  2. 2
    bis jetzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auch harmlose Krankheiten verlaufen bisweilen tödlich.
  2. „Sie ist begehrt als Aufpasserin für kleine Kinder, sie ist aber streng gegen kleine Kinder, bisweilen derb.“

Synonyms

ab und anab und zudann und wanndas eine oder andere Maldes Öfterengelegentlichhier und dahin und wiedermanchmalmitunteröfterstellenweisestreckenweiseunterweilenvereinzeltvon Zeit zu Zeitzeitweisezeitweiligzuzeitenfallweiseetwazuweilenöftersokkasionellunterweilbisherbislangbis anhinkaufmannssprachlichbis dato

Antonyms

gewöhnlichimmerwiederständigstetskeinesfallsnieniemalsabjetztabnunkünftignunmehrvonnunanzukünftiggegenwärtigheuteheutzutagejetztnun

This word in other languages

at times(English)a veces(Español)parfois(Français)às vezes(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbisweilen
  • bisewilen
  • bissweilen
  • bisweieln
  • bisweilenn
  • bisweillen
  • bisweilne
  • biswelien
  • biswielen
  • biswweilen
  • biwseilen
  • bsiweilen
  • ibsweilen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bisweilen - 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.

bbisweilen1bisewilen2bissweilen1bisweieln2bisweilenn1bisweillen1bisweilne2biswelien2
Edit distance from "bisweilen"

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 "bisweilen"?
"bisweilen" is spelled B-I-S-W-E-I-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bɪsˈvaɪ̯lən].
What does "bisweilen" mean?
As an adverb, "bisweilen" means: unterschiedlich häufig, mehr oder minder oft
What are common misspellings of "bisweilen"?
Common misspellings include "bbisweilen", "bisewilen", "bissweilen", "bisweieln", "bisweilenn". The correct spelling is "bisweilen".
How do you pronounce "bisweilen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bisweilen" is [bɪsˈvaɪ̯lən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bisweilen" come from?
"bisweilen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

befürchte#10,617drastisch#10,635Bedienung#10,616auswählen#10,615

Similar misspelling depth

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

durchweg13 variantsentsetzt13 variantszuschauen13 variantsfrisches13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list