bürsten

[ˈbʏʁstn̩]

/[ˈbʏʁstn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“bürsten” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,686. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,686
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Haar des Menschen oder das Fell von Tieren mit einer Bürste pflegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bursten · bürsten · German

bürsten · rank #35,686 · 10 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,686
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bürgerrecht

Nearest frequency peer: Bürgerrecht (-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 „bürsten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bürsten“ 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).

bürsten vs Busen
43% similar
bürsten vs Büste
57% similar
bürsten vs Bussen
43% similar

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

Key facts for bürsten
PropertyValue
Headwordbürsten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbʏʁstn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,686
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bürsten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.bürstenliegt 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: „Bürgerrecht“ (#35,685), „Caracas“ (#35,687), „burning“ (#35,684). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bürsten“ bei #35,686. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around bürsten (IPA [ˈbʏʁstn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,686 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for bürsten, with forms such as "bbürsten", "bürrsten", and "bürsetn". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Busen", "Büste", "Bussen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bürsten, spelled B-Ü-R-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Haar des Menschen oder das Fell von Tieren mit einer Bürste pflegen
  2. 2
    Oberflächen mit einer Bürste behandeln
  3. 3
    mit jemandem Geschlechtsverkehr haben
  4. 4
    sich selbst befriedigen
  5. 5
    mittels einer Bürste etwas entfernen
  6. 6
    trinken, hinter die Binde kippen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Rapunzel bürstete ihr langes Haar.
  2. Das Fell deines Hundes sollte öfter gebürstet werden.

This word in other languages

brush(English)cepillar(Español)brosser(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbürsten
  • bürrsten
  • bürsetn
  • bürssten
  • bürstenn
  • bürstne
  • bürstten
  • bürtsen
  • büsrten
  • übrsten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbürsten1bürrsten1bürsetn2bürssten1bürstenn1bürstne2bürstten1bürtsen2
Edit distance from "bürsten"

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 "bürsten"?
"bürsten" is spelled B-Ü-R-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʏʁstn̩].
What does "bürsten" mean?
As a verb, "bürsten" means: das Haar des Menschen oder das Fell von Tieren mit einer Bürste pflegen
What words are commonly confused with "bürsten"?
"bürsten" is commonly confused with "Busen", "Büste", "Bussen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bürsten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bürsten" is [ˈbʏʁstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bürsten" come from?
"bürsten" 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 "bürsten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Caracas#35,687burning#35,684Brisanz#35,679connect#35,695

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

checks10 variantsdungeon10 variantsBaronin10 variantsBadener10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list