Burschen

[ˈbʊʁʃn̩]

/[ˈbʊʁʃn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Burschen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,839. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,839
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bursch

Corpus desk

Index DE-burschen · Burschen · German

Burschen · rank #11,839 · 13 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,839
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bunker

Nearest frequency peer: Bunker (-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 „Burschen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Burschen“ 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).

Burschen vs Büsche
63% similar
Burschen vs bürsten
50% similar
Burschen vs buchen
63% similar

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

Key facts for Burschen
PropertyValue
HeadwordBurschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊʁʃn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,839
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Burschen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Burschenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bunker“ (#11,838), „card“ (#11,840), „Bundestages“ (#11,837). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Burschen“ bei #11,839. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Burschen (IPA [ˈbʊʁʃn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,839 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Burschen, with forms such as "bburschen", "bruschen", and "burcshen". 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. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Büsche", "bürsten", "buchen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Burschen, spelled B-U-R-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bursch
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular des Substantivs Bursch
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Bursch
  4. 4
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bursch
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Bursch
  6. 6
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bursch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Bursch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bburschen
  • bruschen
  • burcshen
  • burrschen
  • burscchen
  • burscehn
  • burschenn
  • burschhen
  • burschne
  • burshcen
  • bursschen
  • busrchen
  • ubrschen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bburschen1bruschen2burcshen2burrschen1burscchen1burscehn2burschenn1burschhen1
Edit distance from "Burschen"

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 "Burschen"?
"Burschen" is spelled B-U-R-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊʁʃn̩].
What does "Burschen" mean?
As a noun, "Burschen" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bursch
What words are commonly confused with "Burschen"?
"Burschen" is commonly confused with "Büsche", "bürsten", "buchen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Burschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Burschen" is [ˈbʊʁʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Burschen" come from?
"Burschen" 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 "Burschen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Biathlon#11,827erkunden#11,860ersparen#11,864features#11,866

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Boulevard13 variantsEroberung13 variantsfünfzehn13 variantsZylinder13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list