Bösewicht
[ˈbøːzəˌvɪçt]
The verdict
“Bösewicht” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #22,290 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #22,290
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, der Böses, Verbrecherisches tut
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bösewicht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbøːzəˌvɪçt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #22,290 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bösewicht” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Bösewicht is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbøːzəˌvɪçt]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,290 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1jemand, der Böses, Verbrecherisches tut
- 2Schelm, Schlingel
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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.
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.
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Using “Bösewicht”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-Ö-S-E-W-I-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbøːzəˌvɪçt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.