Bürgerentscheid

[ˈbʏʁɡɐʔɛntˌʃaɪ̯t]

/[ˈbʏʁɡɐʔɛntˌʃaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bürgerentscheid” has 24 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,080. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,080
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
24
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abstimmung durch die Bürger auf kommunaler Ebene

Corpus desk

Index DE-burgerentscheid · Bürgerentscheid · German

Bürgerentscheid · rank #43,080 · 24 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,080
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 24 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH buh

Nearest frequency peer: buh (-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 „Bürgerentscheid“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Bürgerentscheid“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bürgerentscheid
PropertyValue
HeadwordBürgerentscheid
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʏʁɡɐʔɛntˌʃaɪ̯t]
Letters15
Frequency rank#43,080
Misspellings tracked24
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bürgerentscheid“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bürgerentscheidliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „buh“ (#43,079), „Buchmacher“ (#43,077), „Cabriolet“ (#43,083). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bürgerentscheid“ bei #43,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 24 spelling variants around Bürgerentscheid (IPA [ˈbʏʁɡɐʔɛntˌʃaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,080 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Abstimmung durch die Bürger auf kommunaler Ebene".

Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bürgerentscheid, with forms such as "bbürgerentscheid", "brügerentscheid", and "bügrerentscheid". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bürgerentscheid, spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R-E-N-T-S-C-H-E-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abstimmung durch die Bürger auf kommunaler Ebene

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Potsdams Oberbürgermeister drohte die Abwahl per Bürgerentscheid, was kurz darauf auch geschah — ein bislang einmaliger Vorgang in einer deutschen Landeshauptstadt!“
  2. „Eine Gemeinde im Taunus hat sich in einem Bürgerentscheid für den Bau von Windrädern ausgesprochen.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbürgerentscheid
  • brügerentscheid
  • bügrerentscheid
  • büregrentscheid
  • bürgeerntscheid
  • bürgerenntscheid
  • bürgerenstcheid
  • bürgerentcsheid
  • bürgerentsccheid
  • bürgerentscehid
  • bürgerentschedi
  • bürgerentscheidd
  • bürgerentschheid
  • bürgerentschied
  • bürgerentshceid
  • bürgerentsscheid
  • bürgerenttscheid
  • bürgeretnscheid
  • bürgernetscheid
  • bürgerrentscheid
  • bürggerentscheid
  • bürgreentscheid
  • bürrgerentscheid
  • übrgerentscheid

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbürgerentscheid1brügerentscheid2bügrerentscheid2büregrentscheid2bürgeerntscheid2bürgerenntscheid1bürgerenstcheid2bürgerentcsheid2
Edit distance from "Bürgerentscheid"

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 "Bürgerentscheid"?
"Bürgerentscheid" is spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R-E-N-T-S-C-H-E-I-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʏʁɡɐʔɛntˌʃaɪ̯t].
What does "Bürgerentscheid" mean?
As a noun, "Bürgerentscheid" means: Abstimmung durch die Bürger auf kommunaler Ebene
What are common misspellings of "Bürgerentscheid"?
Common misspellings include "bbürgerentscheid", "brügerentscheid", "bügrerentscheid", "büregrentscheid", "bürgeerntscheid". The correct spelling is "Bürgerentscheid".
How do you pronounce "Bürgerentscheid"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bürgerentscheid" is [ˈbʏʁɡɐʔɛntˌʃaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bürgerentscheid" come from?
"Bürgerentscheid" 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 "Bürgerentscheid", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (24 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list