Burg

[bʊʁk]

/[bʊʁk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Burg” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,363. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,363
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mittelalterlicher, befestigter Wohn- und Verteidigungsbau

Corpus desk

Index DE-burg · Burg · German

Burg · rank #3,363 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,363
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Blatt

Nearest frequency peer: Blatt (-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 „Burg“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Burg“ 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).

Burg vs Bus
50% similar
Burg vs but
25% similar
Burg vs BVG
25% similar

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

Key facts for Burg
PropertyValue
HeadwordBurg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bʊʁk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,363
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Burg“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Blatt“ (#3,362), „bösen“ (#3,364), „Bio“ (#3,361). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Burg“ bei #3,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Burg (IPA [bʊʁk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,363 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Burg, with forms such as "bburg", "brug", and "bugr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Bus", "but", "BVG", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Burg, spelled B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    mittelalterlicher, befestigter Wohn- und Verteidigungsbau
  2. 2
    Biberburg
  3. 3
    Strandburg oder Sandburg

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im späten 8. und im 9. Jahrhundert begannen auch die Slawen mit dem Bau von Burgen.
  2. „In jedem Reiseführer steht, daß es die berühmteste Burg Polens ist.“

Synonyms

BastionBefestigungBollwerkFelsennestFesteKastellPfalzRaubnestRaubschlossRefugiumWarteZitadelle

Antonyms

GrabenTurmWall

This word in other languages

castle(English)castillo(Español)château(Français)castelo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bburg
  • brug
  • bugr
  • burgg
  • burrg
  • ubrg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bburg1brug2bugr2burgg1burrg1ubrg2
Edit distance from "Burg"

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 "Burg"?
"Burg" is spelled B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bʊʁk].
What does "Burg" mean?
As a noun, "Burg" means: mittelalterlicher, befestigter Wohn- und Verteidigungsbau
What words are commonly confused with "Burg"?
"Burg" is commonly confused with "Bus", "but", "BVG". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Burg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Burg" is [bʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Burg" come from?
"Burg" 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 "Burg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bern#3,359baut#3,357king#3,384löst#3,389

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Blatt6 variantsRente6 variantscent6 variantsFach6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list