Burschenschaft

[ˈbʊʁʃn̩ʃaft]

/[ˈbʊʁʃn̩ʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Burschenschaft” has 24 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,658. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,658
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
24
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine farbentragende, meist sehr alte Studentenverbindung

Corpus desk

Index DE-burschenschaft · Burschenschaft · German

Burschenschaft · rank #27,658 · 24 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #27,658
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 24 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bundesgesetz

Nearest frequency peer: Bundesgesetz (-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 „Burschenschaft“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Burschenschaft“ 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).

Burschenschaft vs Burschenschaften
88% similar

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

Key facts for Burschenschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordBurschenschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊʁʃn̩ʃaft]
Letters14
Frequency rank#27,658
Misspellings tracked24
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Burschenschaft“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Burschenschaftliegt 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: „Bundesgesetz“ (#27,657), „Buxtehude“ (#27,659), „build“ (#27,656). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Burschenschaft“ bei #27,658. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 24 spelling variants around Burschenschaft (IPA [ˈbʊʁʃn̩ʃaft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,658 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine farbentragende, meist sehr alte Studentenverbindung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for Burschenschaft, with forms such as "bburschenschaft", "bruschenschaft", and "burcshenschaft". 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, "Burschenschaften", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Burschenschaft, spelled B-U-R-S-C-H-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine farbentragende, meist sehr alte Studentenverbindung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Burschenschaften entstanden nach den Befreiungskriegen gegen Napoleon.“
  2. „Im Gegensatz zu den Burschenschaften verfolgen die studentischen Corps keinerlei politische Ziele oder Gesinnungen.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bburschenschaft
  • bruschenschaft
  • burcshenschaft
  • burrschenschaft
  • burscchenschaft
  • burscehnschaft
  • burschencshaft
  • burschennschaft
  • burschenscahft
  • burschenscchaft
  • burschenschafft
  • burschenschaftt
  • burschenschatf
  • burschenschfat
  • burschenschhaft
  • burschenshcaft
  • burschensschaft
  • burschesnchaft
  • burschhenschaft
  • burschneschaft
  • burshcenschaft
  • bursschenschaft
  • busrchenschaft
  • ubrschenschaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bburschenschaft1bruschenschaft2burcshenschaft2burrschenschaft1burscchenschaft1burscehnschaft2burschencshaft2burschennschaft1
Edit distance from "Burschenschaft"

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 "Burschenschaft"?
"Burschenschaft" is spelled B-U-R-S-C-H-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊʁʃn̩ʃaft].
What does "Burschenschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Burschenschaft" means: eine farbentragende, meist sehr alte Studentenverbindung
What words are commonly confused with "Burschenschaft"?
"Burschenschaft" is commonly confused with "Burschenschaften". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Burschenschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Burschenschaft" is [ˈbʊʁʃn̩ʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Burschenschaft" come from?
"Burschenschaft" 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 "Burschenschaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

communications#27,667Arbeitskreises#27,620experimentiert#27,715Gleichgesinnte#27,753

Similar misspelling depth

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

Personenverkehr24 variantsStaatssicherheit24 variantsVergünstigungen24 variantsFlugzeugabsturz24 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list