Bundeskanzlerin
[ˈbʊndəsˌkant͡sləʁɪn]
The verdict
“Bundeskanzlerin” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,843 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,843
- frequency rank, German
- 15
- letters
- 24
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Regierungschefin der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bundeskanzlerin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʊndəsˌkant͡sləʁɪn] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #8,843 |
| Misspellings tracked | 24 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bundeskanzlerin” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Bundeskanzlerin is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbʊndəsˌkant͡sləʁɪn]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,843 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bundeskanzlerin, with forms such as "bbundeskanzlerin", "bnudeskanzlerin", and "budneskanzlerin". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Bundeskanzlers", "Bundeskanzler", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Bundeskanzlerin, spelled B-U-N-D-E-S-K-A-N-Z-L-E-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1Regierungschefin der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- 2Regierungschefin der Republik Österreich
- 3Leiterin der Bundeskanzlei in der Schweiz
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbundeskanzlerin,bnudeskanzlerin,budneskanzlerin,bunddeskanzlerin,bundeksanzlerin,bundesaknzlerin,bundeskanlzerin,bundeskannzlerin,bundeskanzelrin,bundeskanzleirn,bundeskanzlerinn,bundeskanzlerni,bundeskanzlerrin,bundeskanzllerin,bundeskanzlrein,bundeskanzzlerin,bundeskaznlerin,bundeskkanzlerin,bundesknazlerin,bundesskanzlerin,bundsekanzlerin,bunedskanzlerin,bunndeskanzlerin,ubndeskanzlerin
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bundeskanzlerin - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Using “Bundeskanzlerin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-U-N-D-E-S-K-A-N-Z-L-E-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbʊndəsˌkant͡sləʁɪn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Bundeskanzlers” - see the side-by-side comparison. Bundeskanzlerin vs Bundeskanzlers
- 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.