BSW

[beːʔɛsˈveː]

/[beːʔɛsˈveː]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“BSW” is uncommon German (frequency #71,188 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,188
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bahnsozialwerk, Sozialeinrichtung für Bahnbeschäftigte

Corpus desk

Index DE-bsw · BSW · German

BSW · rank #71,188 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,188
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH brüderlich

Nearest frequency peer: brüderlich (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „BSW“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „BSW“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for BSW
PropertyValue
HeadwordBSW
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[beːʔɛsˈveː]
Letters3
Frequency rank#71,188
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „BSW“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.BSWfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „brüderlich“ (#71,187), „Brustwarze“ (#71,186), „Buchhalterin“ (#71,190). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „BSW“ bei #71,188. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

BSW is uncommon German at frequency #71,188 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [beːʔɛsˈveː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for BSW in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is BSW, spelled B-S-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bahnsozialwerk, Sozialeinrichtung für Bahnbeschäftigte
  2. 2
    Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht
  3. 3
    Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft e.V.

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 "BSW"?
"BSW" is spelled B-S-W. The IPA pronunciation is [beːʔɛsˈveː].
What does "BSW" mean?
As an abbreviation, "BSW" means: Bahnsozialwerk, Sozialeinrichtung für Bahnbeschäftigte
How do you pronounce "BSW"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "BSW" is [beːʔɛsˈveː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "BSW" come from?
"BSW" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cai#71,201CDA#71,206CFO#71,208BfA#71,166

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list