body

[ˈbɒdɪ]

/[ˈbɒdɪ]/ noun

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The verdict

“body” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,692. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,692
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Körper, Leib

Corpus desk

Index DE-body · body · German

body · rank #9,692 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,692
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beschissen

Nearest frequency peer: beschissen (-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 „body“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „body“ 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).

body vs by
50% similar
body vs Bot
25% similar
body vs Box
25% similar

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

Key facts for body
PropertyValue
Headwordbody
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɒdɪ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#9,692
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „body“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.bodyliegt 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: „beschissen“ (#9,691), „Brauerei“ (#9,693), „bescheiden“ (#9,690). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „body“ bei #9,692. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around body (IPA [ˈbɒdɪ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,692 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for body, with forms such as "bbody", "bdoy", and "boddy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "by", "Bot", "Box", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is body, spelled B-O-D-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Körper, Leib
  2. 2
    Leiche, Leichnam

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. You've got a nice body.
  2. We therefore commit its body to the ground.

This word in other languages

corps(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbody
  • bdoy
  • boddy
  • bodyy
  • boyd
  • obdy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of body - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbody1bdoy2boddy1bodyy1boyd2obdy2
Edit distance from "body"

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 "body"?
"body" is spelled B-O-D-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɒdɪ].
What does "body" mean?
As a noun, "body" means: Körper, Leib
What words are commonly confused with "body"?
"body" is commonly confused with "by", "Bot", "Box". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "body"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "body" is [ˈbɒdɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "body" come from?
"body" 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 "body", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bell#9,689Clan#9,695Dieb#9,700hats#9,734

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list