Büste

[ˈbʏstə]

/[ˈbʏstə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Büste” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,801. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,801
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plastisch gestaltetes Abbild einer Person bis zur Schulter oder als Halbfigur

Corpus desk

Index DE-buste · Büste · German

Büste · rank #26,801 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,801
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Börsengang

Nearest frequency peer: Börsengang (-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 „Büste“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Büste“ 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).

Büste vs but
20% similar
Büste vs Butt
40% similar
Büste vs Byte
60% similar

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

Key facts for Büste
PropertyValue
HeadwordBüste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʏstə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,801
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Büste“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Büsteliegt 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: „Börsengang“ (#26,800), „Buttons“ (#26,799), „CB“ (#26,803). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Büste“ bei #26,801. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Büste (IPA [ˈbʏstə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,801 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Büste, with forms such as "bbüste", "bsüte", and "büset". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "but", "Butt", "Byte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Büste, spelled B-Ü-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    plastisch gestaltetes Abbild einer Person bis zur Schulter oder als Halbfigur
  2. 2
    Gemälde eines Menschen bis zum Büstenabschnitt, bei dem auch die Schulteransätze abgebildet sind
  3. 3
    die weibliche Brust
  4. 4
    Schneiderpuppe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die größte Büste der Welt, der Marx-Kopf, befindet sich in Chemnitz.
  2. „Eine Büste Goethes steht auf einem Regal mit Büchern, und Photographien und Stiche von deutschen Klassikern, Romantikern und ein paar modernen Schriftstellern hängen herum.“

Synonyms

Schulterstück

This word in other languages

bust(English)busto(Español)buste(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbüste
  • bsüte
  • büset
  • büsste
  • büstte
  • bütse
  • übste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbüste1bsüte2büset2büsste1büstte1bütse2übste2
Edit distance from "Büste"

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 "Büste"?
"Büste" is spelled B-Ü-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʏstə].
What does "Büste" mean?
As a noun, "Büste" means: plastisch gestaltetes Abbild einer Person bis zur Schulter oder als Halbfigur
What words are commonly confused with "Büste"?
"Büste" is commonly confused with "but", "Butt", "Byte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Büste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Büste" is [ˈbʏstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Büste" come from?
"Büste" 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 "Büste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bloom#26,790count#26,812Dogma#26,826arrow#26,755

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

brauen7 variantsEthan7 variantszenit7 variantsGeyer7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list