Bürger

[ˈbʏʁɡɐ]

/[ˈbʏʁɡɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bürger” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #922. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#922
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einwohner einer Gemeinde

Corpus desk

Index DE-burger · Bürger · German

Bürger · rank #922 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #922
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ahnung

Nearest frequency peer: Ahnung (-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 „Bürger“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Bürger“ 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).

Bürger vs Burke
50% similar
Bürger vs Butter
50% similar
Bürger vs Butler
50% similar

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

Key facts for Bürger
PropertyValue
HeadwordBürger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʏʁɡɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#922
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bürger“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bürgerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ahnung“ (#921), „Eins“ (#923), „zuvor“ (#920). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bürger“ bei #922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Bürger (IPA [ˈbʏʁɡɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #922 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bürger, with forms such as "bbürger", "brüger", and "bügrer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Burke", "Butter", "Butler", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bürger, spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einwohner einer Gemeinde
  2. 2
    Angehöriger eines Staates
  3. 3
    Angehöriger der Mittelschicht, des Bürgertums

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Bürger Berlins gingen auf die Straßen und protestierten.
  2. „Am 1. November […] hatte die DDR wieder visafreie Reisen in die ČSSR zugelassen; zwei Tage später hatte sie der Öffnung der tschechoslowakischen Grenze zur Bundesrepublik für Bürger der DDR zugestimmt.“

Synonyms

Bourgeois

Antonyms

Proletarier

This word in other languages

inhabitant(English)ciudadano(Español)citoyen(Français)burguês(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbürger
  • brüger
  • bügrer
  • büregr
  • bürgerr
  • bürgger
  • bürgre
  • bürrger
  • übrger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbürger1brüger2bügrer2büregr2bürgerr1bürgger1bürgre2bürrger1
Edit distance from "Bürger"

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 "Bürger"?
"Bürger" is spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʏʁɡɐ].
What does "Bürger" mean?
As a noun, "Bürger" means: Einwohner einer Gemeinde
What words are commonly confused with "Bürger"?
"Bürger" is commonly confused with "Burke", "Butter", "Butler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bürger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bürger" is [ˈbʏʁɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bürger" come from?
"Bürger" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Ahnung#921sieben#912selten#911reicht#909

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Martin9 variantsHälfte9 variantsPunkte9 variantszuerst9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list