Bürgerschaft

[ˈbʏʁɡɐʃaft]

/[ˈbʏʁɡɐʃaft]/ noun

The verdict

“Bürgerschaft” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,472. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,472
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Bürger eines Ortes/Landes

Corpus desk

Index DE-burgerschaft · Bürgerschaft · German

Bürgerschaft · rank #12,472 · 20 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,472
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Butler

Nearest frequency peer: Butler (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Bürgerschaft”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Bürgerschaft” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Bürgerschaft vs Bürgschaft
83% similar

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

Key facts for Bürgerschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordBürgerschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʏʁɡɐʃaft]
Letters12
Frequency rank#12,472
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Bürgerschaft” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bürgerschaftliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Butler“ (#12,471), „Bürokratie“ (#12,473), „Bremse“ (#12,470). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Bürgerschaft (IPA [ˈbʏʁɡɐʃaft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,472 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bürgerschaft, with forms such as "bbürgerschaft", "brügerschaft", and "bügrerschaft". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Bürgschaft", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bürgerschaft, spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der Bürger eines Ortes/Landes
  2. 2
    Gesamtheit der gewählten Vertreter in Parlamenten einiger Städte/Bundesländer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Außerdem fieberte die Bürgerschaft der Stadt mit großem Ernst dem Kongress der Deutschen Anthropologischen Gesellschaft Anfang August entgegen.“
  2. „Die Bürgerschaft hatte nach langen Gesuchen und mit hohen Gebühren vom Burgherrn die Erlaubnis bekommen, ihre Schafe auf den Wiesen außerhalb der Mauer weiden zu lassen.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbürgerschaft
  • brügerschaft
  • bügrerschaft
  • büregrschaft
  • bürgercshaft
  • bürgerrschaft
  • bürgerscahft
  • bürgerscchaft
  • bürgerschafft
  • bürgerschaftt
  • bürgerschatf
  • bürgerschfat
  • bürgerschhaft
  • bürgershcaft
  • bürgersschaft
  • bürgesrchaft
  • bürggerschaft
  • bürgreschaft
  • bürrgerschaft
  • übrgerschaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbürgerschaft1brügerschaft2bügrerschaft2büregrschaft2bürgercshaft2bürgerrschaft1bürgerscahft2bürgerscchaft1
Edit distance from "Bürgerschaft"

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 "Bürgerschaft"?
"Bürgerschaft" is spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʏʁɡɐʃaft].
What does "Bürgerschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Bürgerschaft" means: Gesamtheit der Bürger eines Ortes/Landes
What words are commonly confused with "Bürgerschaft"?
"Bürgerschaft" is commonly confused with "Bürgschaft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bürgerschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bürgerschaft" is [ˈbʏʁɡɐʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bürgerschaft" come from?
"Bürgerschaft" 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 "Bürgerschaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "Bürgerschaft". Here's where to go from here.

  • This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "Bürgschaft". View pair
  • 20 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #12,472 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list