Botschafter

[ˈboːtˌʃaftɐ]

/[ˈboːtˌʃaftɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Botschafter” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,690
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - oberster diplomatischer Vertreter eines Staates im Ausland

Corpus desk

Index DE-botschafter · Botschafter · German

Botschafter · rank #4,690 · 18 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,690
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bob

Nearest frequency peer: Bob (-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 „Botschafter“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Botschafter“ 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).

Botschafter vs Botschafters
92% similar
Botschafter vs Botschafterin
85% similar
Botschafter vs Botschaft
82% similar

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

Key facts for Botschafter
PropertyValue
HeadwordBotschafter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈboːtˌʃaftɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#4,690
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Botschafter“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Botschafterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bob“ (#4,689), „brennt“ (#4,691), „bestraft“ (#4,688). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Botschafter“ bei #4,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Botschafter (IPA [ˈboːtˌʃaftɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,690 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "oberster diplomatischer Vertreter eines Staates im Ausland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Botschafter, with forms such as "bbotschafter", "bostchafter", and "botcshafter". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Botschafters", "Botschafterin", "Botschaft", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Botschafter, spelled B-O-T-S-C-H-A-F-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    oberster diplomatischer Vertreter eines Staates im Ausland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Botschafter ist der persönliche Repräsentant des Staatsoberhauptes seiner Nation.
  2. „Plötzlich sprang ein gut gekleideter Mann auf das Trittbrett des Wagens, spuckte den Botschafter an, schlug dessen Diener und flüchtete.“

This word in other languages

ambassador(English)embajador(Español)ambassadeur(Français)embaixador(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbotschafter
  • bostchafter
  • botcshafter
  • botscahfter
  • botscchafter
  • botschafetr
  • botschaffter
  • botschafterr
  • botschaftre
  • botschaftter
  • botschatfer
  • botschfater
  • botschhafter
  • botshcafter
  • botsschafter
  • bottschafter
  • btoschafter
  • obtschafter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Botschafter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbotschafter1bostchafter2botcshafter2botscahfter2botscchafter1botschafetr2botschaffter1botschafterr1
Edit distance from "Botschafter"

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 "Botschafter"?
"Botschafter" is spelled B-O-T-S-C-H-A-F-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboːtˌʃaftɐ].
What does "Botschafter" mean?
As a noun, "Botschafter" means: oberster diplomatischer Vertreter eines Staates im Ausland
What words are commonly confused with "Botschafter"?
"Botschafter" is commonly confused with "Botschafters", "Botschafterin", "Botschaft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Botschafter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Botschafter" is [ˈboːtˌʃaftɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Botschafter" come from?
"Botschafter" 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 "Botschafter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

christliche#4,692ausgebildet#4,680aufeinander#4,678Fortschritt#4,702

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Auszeichnung18 variantsolympischen18 variantsBeschwerden18 variantsFortsetzung18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list