mbH

abbrev

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The verdict

“mbH” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #16,218) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#16,218
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit beschränkter Haftung

Corpus desk

Index DE-mbh · mbH · German

mbH · rank #16,218 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,218
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH materiellen

Nearest frequency peer: materiellen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “mbH”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “mbH” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

mbH vs mm
33% similar
mbH vs me
33% similar
mbH vs my
33% similar

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

Key facts for mbH
PropertyValue
HeadwordmbH
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters3
Frequency rank#16,218
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mbH” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mbH lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for mbH is neighbouring look-alikes ("mm", "me", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation. Frequency #16,218 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Gloss: "mit beschränkter Haftung".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for mbH, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mm", "me", "my", 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 mbH, spelled M-B-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit beschränkter Haftung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Handelsgesellschaft mbH

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mbH"?
"mbH" is spelled M-B-H.
What does "mbH" mean?
As an abbreviation, "mbH" means: mit beschränkter Haftung
What words are commonly confused with "mbH"?
"mbH" is commonly confused with "mm", "me", "my". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "mbH" come from?
"mbH" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mbH", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

MdB#16,219lau#16,210omg#16,240Ott#16,244

What to do next

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  • "mbH" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "mm". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #16,218 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list