borgen

[ˈbɔʁɡn̩]

/[ˈbɔʁɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“borgen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,534
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leihen, verleihen, etwas gegen Versprechen hergeben, jemandem vorübergehend etwas geben

Corpus desk

Index DE-borgen · borgen · German

borgen · rank #46,534 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,534
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Borkum

Nearest frequency peer: Borkum (+2 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 „borgen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „borgen“ 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).

borgen vs bösen
50% similar
borgen vs Börse
33% similar
borgen vs Boxen
50% similar

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

Key facts for borgen
PropertyValue
Headwordborgen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbɔʁɡn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,534
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „borgen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Borkum“ (#46,536), „Bogner“ (#46,531), „braunem“ (#46,537). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „borgen“ bei #46,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around borgen (IPA [ˈbɔʁɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,534 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for borgen, with forms such as "bborgen", "bogren", and "boregn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bösen", "Börse", "Boxen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is borgen, spelled B-O-R-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    leihen, verleihen, etwas gegen Versprechen hergeben, jemandem vorübergehend etwas geben
  2. 2
    leihen, sich etwas gegen Versprechen hergeben lassen, von jemandem vorübergehend etwas nehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich borge dir mein Rad.
  2. Ich borge mir dein Rad.

Synonyms

ausborgenentleihenleihenverleihenpumpen

This word in other languages

lend(English)prestar(Español)prêter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bborgen
  • bogren
  • boregn
  • borgenn
  • borggen
  • borgne
  • borrgen
  • brogen
  • obrgen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bborgen1bogren2boregn2borgenn1borggen1borgne2borrgen1brogen2
Edit distance from "borgen"

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 "borgen"?
"borgen" is spelled B-O-R-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɔʁɡn̩].
What does "borgen" mean?
As a verb, "borgen" means: leihen, verleihen, etwas gegen Versprechen hergeben, jemandem vorübergehend etwas geben
What words are commonly confused with "borgen"?
"borgen" is commonly confused with "bösen", "Börse", "Boxen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "borgen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "borgen" is [ˈbɔʁɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "borgen" come from?
"borgen" 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 "borgen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Borkum#46,536Bogner#46,531braves#46,538Celler#46,547

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list