bureau

[ˈbyʀo]

/[ˈbyʀo]/ noun

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The verdict

“bureau” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,541
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein spezieller Tisch, der Schreibtisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-bureau · bureau · German

bureau · rank #20,541 · 7 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,541
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bundesligisten

Nearest frequency peer: Bundesligisten (-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 „bureau“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bureau“ 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).

bureau vs Burka
50% similar
bureau vs Burma
50% similar
bureau vs beau
67% similar

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

Key facts for bureau
PropertyValue
Headwordbureau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbyʀo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,541
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bureau“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bundesligisten“ (#20,540), „Bürgerinitiative“ (#20,542), „Bundesagentur“ (#20,539). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bureau“ bei #20,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bureau (IPA [ˈbyʀo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,541 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bureau, with forms such as "bbureau", "brueau", and "buerau". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Burka", "Burma", "beau", 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is bureau, spelled B-U-R-E-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein spezieller Tisch, der Schreibtisch
  2. 2
    die ihm zugedachte Räumlichkeit

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbureau
  • brueau
  • buerau
  • buraeu
  • bureua
  • burreau
  • ubreau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbureau1brueau2buerau2buraeu2bureua2burreau1ubreau2
Edit distance from "bureau"

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 "bureau"?
"bureau" is spelled B-U-R-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbyʀo].
What does "bureau" mean?
As a noun, "bureau" means: ein spezieller Tisch, der Schreibtisch
What words are commonly confused with "bureau"?
"bureau" is commonly confused with "Burka", "Burma", "beau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bureau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bureau" is [ˈbyʀo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bureau" come from?
"bureau" 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 "bureau", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Brände#20,537bremst#20,536Charta#20,546coffee#20,552

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list