Berlin

/bəˈlɪn/

//bəˈlɪn// name

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"berlin" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Berlin” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,741. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,741
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital and largest city of Germany.

Corpus desk

Index EN-berlin · Berlin · English

Berlin · rank #3,741 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,741
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH belong

Nearest frequency peer: belong (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Berlin”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Berlin” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

Berlin vs Bern
67% similar
Berlin vs brin
50% similar
Berlin vs brain
50% similar

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

Key facts for Berlin
PropertyValue
HeadwordBerlin
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/bəˈlɪn/
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,741
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Berlin”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “belong” (#3,740), “bishop” (#3,742), “arrive” (#3,739). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Berlin” is #3,741. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Berlin (IPA /bəˈlɪn/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #3,741 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 37 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Berlin, with forms such as "bberlin", "belrin", and "beriln". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Bern", "brin", "brain", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Berlin. The correct English form is Berlin, spelled B-E-R-L-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital and largest city of Germany.
  2. 2
    The German government.
  3. 3
    A state of Germany containing the capital city.
  4. 4
    A surname from German.
  5. 5
    A female given name from German.
  6. 6
    A civil parish of the municipality of Seedorf, Segeberg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
  7. 7
    The former name of Kitchener, a city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
  8. 8
    A village in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.
  9. 9
    A small town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.
  10. 10
    A place in the United States.
  11. 11
    A place in the United States.
  12. 12
    A place in the United States.
  13. 13
    A place in the United States.
  14. 14
    A place in the United States.
  15. 15
    A place in the United States.
  16. 16
    A place in the United States.
  17. 17
    A place in the United States.
  18. 18
    A place in the United States.
  19. 19
    A place in the United States.
  20. 20
    A place in the United States.
  21. 21
    A place in the United States.
  22. 22
    A place in the United States.
  23. 23
    A place in the United States.
  24. 24
    A place in the United States.
  25. 25
    A place in the United States.
  26. 26
    A place in the United States.
  27. 27
    A place in the United States.
  28. 28
    A place in the United States.
  29. 29
    A place in the United States.
  30. 30
    A place in the United States.
  31. 31
    A place in the United States.
  32. 32
    A place in the United States.
  33. 33
    A place in the United States.
  34. 34
    A place in the United States.
  35. 35
    A place in the United States.
  36. 36
    A place in the United States.
  37. 37
    Ellipsis of Berlin Township.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ironically enough, it was the anti-war stirrings of Dada that bore out its most immediate influence, first in Switzerland and then post-war Berlin.
  2. The practical implication of this decision in the world of 1948 is clear: The United States would indeed support the veterans of the Vlasov Army, the eastern SS collaborators, and other groups that had permitted themselves to become pawns of Berlin during the war.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Berlin.

This word in other languages

Berlín(Español)Berlin(Français)Berlin(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bberlin
  • belrin
  • beriln
  • berlinn
  • berllin
  • berlni
  • berrlin
  • brelin
  • ebrlin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bberlin1belrin2beriln2berlinn1berllin1berlni2berrlin1brelin2
Edit distance from "Berlin"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Berlin"?
"Berlin" is spelled B-E-R-L-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is /bəˈlɪn/.
What does "Berlin" mean?
As a proper noun, "Berlin" means: The capital and largest city of Germany.
What words are commonly confused with "Berlin"?
"Berlin" is commonly confused with "Bern", "brin", "brain". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Berlin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Berlin" is /bəˈlɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Berlin"?
Borrowed from German Berlin. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

belong#3,740bishop#3,742arrive#3,739they'd#3,729

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Arizona9 variantsconnect9 variantsserves9 variantskicked9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list