Bürgertum

[ˈbʏʁɡɐtuːm]

/[ˈbʏʁɡɐtuːm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bürgertum” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,581. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,581
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gesellschaftliche Schicht, historisch zwischen Adel, Klerus und Bauern, Arbeitern angesiedelt; ursprünglich 3. Stand der Ständeordnung; heute als Synonym für Mittelstand gebraucht

Corpus desk

Index DE-burgertum · Bürgertum · German

Bürgertum · rank #28,581 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,581
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bühl

Nearest frequency peer: Bühl (-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 „Bürgertum“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Bürgertum“ 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).

Bürgertum vs Bürgertums
90% similar

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

Key facts for Bürgertum
PropertyValue
HeadwordBürgertum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʏʁɡɐtuːm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,581
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bürgertum“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bürgertumliegt 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: „Bühl“ (#28,580), „Bürste“ (#28,582), „Büsche“ (#28,583). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bürgertum“ bei #28,581. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Bürgertum (IPA [ˈbʏʁɡɐtuːm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,581 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "gesellschaftliche Schicht, historisch zwischen Adel, Klerus und Bauern, Arbeitern angesiedelt; ursprünglich 3. Stand der Ständeordnung; heute als Synonym für Mittelstand gebraucht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bürgertum, with forms such as "bbürgertum", "brügertum", and "bügrertum". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Bürgertums", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bürgertum, spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R-T-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    gesellschaftliche Schicht, historisch zwischen Adel, Klerus und Bauern, Arbeitern angesiedelt; ursprünglich 3. Stand der Ständeordnung; heute als Synonym für Mittelstand gebraucht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Zum Staatsstreich fehlte den herrschenden Eliten die Kraft, während das liberale Bürgertum zwischen Anpassung und Opposition pendelte und die Arbeiterbewegung trotz wachsendem Zulauf politisch weitgehend ghettoisiert blieb.“
  2. „Dem deutschen Bürgertum war es gleich.“

Synonyms

BourgeoisieMittelschichtMittelstand

Antonyms

High SocietyProletariatUnterschicht

This word in other languages

middle class(English)burguesía(Español)bourgeoisie(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbürgertum
  • brügertum
  • bügrertum
  • büregrtum
  • bürgerrtum
  • bürgertmu
  • bürgerttum
  • bürgertumm
  • bürgerutm
  • bürgetrum
  • bürggertum
  • bürgretum
  • bürrgertum
  • übrgertum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbürgertum1brügertum2bügrertum2büregrtum2bürgerrtum1bürgertmu2bürgerttum1bürgertumm1
Edit distance from "Bürgertum"

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 "Bürgertum"?
"Bürgertum" is spelled B-Ü-R-G-E-R-T-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʏʁɡɐtuːm].
What does "Bürgertum" mean?
As a noun, "Bürgertum" means: gesellschaftliche Schicht, historisch zwischen Adel, Klerus und Bauern, Arbeitern angesiedelt; ursprünglich 3. Stand der Ständeordnung; heute als Synonym für Mittelstand gebraucht
What words are commonly confused with "Bürgertum"?
"Bürgertum" is commonly confused with "Bürgertums". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bürgertum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bürgertum" is [ˈbʏʁɡɐtuːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bürgertum" come from?
"Bürgertum" 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 "Bürgertum", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

beliebiger14 variantsDivisionen14 variantsBauernhaus14 variantsentzünden14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list