Bürgermeisterin

[ˈbʏʁɡɐˌmaɪ̯stəʁɪn]

/[ˈbʏʁɡɐˌmaɪ̯stəʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bürgermeisterin” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,660. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,660
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
23
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliches Oberhaupt einer Stadt, Gemeinde oder anderen Kommune

Corpus desk

Index DE-burgermeisterin · Bürgermeisterin · German

Bürgermeisterin · rank #16,660 · 23 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,660
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 23 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH buy

Nearest frequency peer: buy (-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 „Bürgermeisterin“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Bürgermeisterin“ 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).

Bürgermeisterin vs Bürgermeisters
87% similar
Bürgermeisterin vs Bürgermeister
87% similar

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

Key facts for Bürgermeisterin
PropertyValue
HeadwordBürgermeisterin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʏʁɡɐˌmaɪ̯stəʁɪn]
Letters15
Frequency rank#16,660
Misspellings tracked23
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bürgermeisterin“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bürgermeisterinliegt 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: „buy“ (#16,659), „Cafés“ (#16,661), „Campingplatz“ (#16,662). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bürgermeisterin“ bei #16,660. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around Bürgermeisterin (IPA [ˈbʏʁɡɐˌmaɪ̯stəʁɪn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,660 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weibliches Oberhaupt einer Stadt, Gemeinde oder anderen Kommune".

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bürgermeisterin, with forms such as "bbürgermeisterin", "brügermeisterin", and "bügrermeisterin". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Bürgermeisters", "Bürgermeister", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bürgermeisterin, spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R-M-E-I-S-T-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliches Oberhaupt einer Stadt, Gemeinde oder anderen Kommune

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bürgermeisterin und Gemeinderat verabschieden den neuen Gemeindehaushalt.
  2. Athens Bürgermeisterin Dora Bakogianni rief all ihre europäischen Kollegen dazu auf, den Opfern der Flutwelle in Asien zu helfen.

Antonyms

Landrätin

This word in other languages

mayor(English)maire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbürgermeisterin
  • brügermeisterin
  • bügrermeisterin
  • büregrmeisterin
  • bürgemreisterin
  • bürgeremisterin
  • bürgermeisetrin
  • bürgermeissterin
  • bürgermeisteirn
  • bürgermeisterinn
  • bürgermeisterni
  • bürgermeisterrin
  • bürgermeistrein
  • bürgermeistterin
  • bürgermeitserin
  • bürgermesiterin
  • bürgermiesterin
  • bürgermmeisterin
  • bürgerrmeisterin
  • bürggermeisterin
  • bürgremeisterin
  • bürrgermeisterin
  • übrgermeisterin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbürgermeisterin1brügermeisterin2bügrermeisterin2büregrmeisterin2bürgemreisterin2bürgeremisterin2bürgermeisetrin2bürgermeissterin1
Edit distance from "Bürgermeisterin"

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 "Bürgermeisterin"?
"Bürgermeisterin" is spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R-M-E-I-S-T-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʏʁɡɐˌmaɪ̯stəʁɪn].
What does "Bürgermeisterin" mean?
As a noun, "Bürgermeisterin" means: weibliches Oberhaupt einer Stadt, Gemeinde oder anderen Kommune
What words are commonly confused with "Bürgermeisterin"?
"Bürgermeisterin" is commonly confused with "Bürgermeisters", "Bürgermeister". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bürgermeisterin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bürgermeisterin" is [ˈbʏʁɡɐˌmaɪ̯stəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bürgermeisterin" come from?
"Bürgermeisterin" 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 "Bürgermeisterin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

darauffolgenden#16,673Volksverhetzung#16,594Kinderbetreuung#16,751Steuererklärung#16,557

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

faschistischen23 variantsStrafverfahren23 variantsMitgliedsstaaten23 variantsstellvertretend23 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list