Bösewicht

[ˈbøːzəˌvɪçt]

/[ˈbøːzəˌvɪçt]/ noun

The verdict

“Bösewicht” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,290. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,290
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der Böses, Verbrecherisches tut

Corpus desk

Index DE-bosewicht · Bösewicht · German

Bösewicht · rank #22,290 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,290
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Buckel

Nearest frequency peer: Buckel (-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 „Bösewicht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Bösewicht“ 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 Bösewicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordBösewicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbøːzəˌvɪçt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,290
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bösewicht“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bösewichtliegt 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: „Buckel“ (#22,289), „carsharing“ (#22,292), „Brauer“ (#22,286). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bösewicht“ bei #22,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Bösewicht (IPA [ˈbøːzəˌvɪçt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,290 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bösewicht, with forms such as "bbösewicht", "bsöewicht", and "böeswicht". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Bösewicht, spelled B-Ö-S-E-W-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der Böses, Verbrecherisches tut
  2. 2
    Schelm, Schlingel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein skrupelloser Bösewicht hat Oma vorgestern die Handtasche entrissen.
  2. Die Diebe waren richtige Bösewichter.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbösewicht
  • bsöewicht
  • böeswicht
  • böseiwcht
  • bösewciht
  • bösewiccht
  • bösewichht
  • bösewichtt
  • bösewicth
  • bösewihct
  • bösewwicht
  • bössewicht
  • bösweicht
  • öbsewicht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbösewicht1bsöewicht2böeswicht2böseiwcht2bösewciht2bösewiccht1bösewichht1bösewichtt1
Edit distance from "Bösewicht"

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 "Bösewicht"?
"Bösewicht" is spelled B-Ö-S-E-W-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbøːzəˌvɪçt].
What does "Bösewicht" mean?
As a noun, "Bösewicht" means: jemand, der Böses, Verbrecherisches tut
What are common misspellings of "Bösewicht"?
Common misspellings include "bbösewicht", "bsöewicht", "böeswicht", "böseiwcht", "bösewciht". The correct spelling is "Bösewicht".
How do you pronounce "Bösewicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bösewicht" is [ˈbøːzəˌvɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bösewicht" come from?
"Bösewicht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list