Bismarck

\bis.maʁk\

/\bis.maʁk\/ name

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The verdict

“Bismarck” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,780. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,780
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille allemand, connu via le chancelier Otto von Bismarck.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bismarck · Bismarck · French

Bismarck · rank #23,780 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,780
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH biographies

Nearest frequency peer: biographies (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Bismarck »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Bismarck » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bismarck
PropertyValue
HeadwordBismarck
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\bis.maʁk\
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,780
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Bismarck »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Bismarckse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « biographies » (#23,779), « blanchi » (#23,781), « bergeron » (#23,778). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « Bismarck » est au #23,780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Bismarck (IPA \bis.maʁk\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #23,780 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille allemand, connu via le chancelier Otto von Bismarck.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bismarck, with forms such as "bbismarck", "bimsarck", and "bisamrck". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Bismarck, spelled B-I-S-M-A-R-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille allemand, connu via le chancelier Otto von Bismarck.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Des camarades, formant une ronde autour de débris de bois fumants, entonnèrent d’une voix gouailleuse : « As-tu vu Bismarck ? »
  2. Il est incontestable que ce genre de laideur ne fut jamais rare, mais dans le cas de Bismarck, la mesure ordinaire est fort dépassée. Il y a en lui une combinaison de goinfre, de goujat et de sanguinaire cafard qui déconcerte.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbismarck
  • bimsarck
  • bisamrck
  • bismacrk
  • bismarcck
  • bismarckk
  • bismarkc
  • bismarrck
  • bismmarck
  • bismrack
  • bissmarck
  • bsimarck
  • ibsmarck

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bismarck - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbismarck1bimsarck2bisamrck2bismacrk2bismarcck1bismarckk1bismarkc2bismarrck1
Edit distance from "Bismarck"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bismarck"?
"Bismarck" is spelled B-I-S-M-A-R-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is \bis.maʁk\.
What does "Bismarck" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bismarck" means: Nom de famille allemand, connu via le chancelier Otto von Bismarck.
What are common misspellings of "Bismarck"?
Common misspellings include "bbismarck", "bimsarck", "bisamrck", "bismacrk", "bismarcck". The correct spelling is "Bismarck".
How do you pronounce "Bismarck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bismarck" is \bis.maʁk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bismarck" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bergeron#23,778bataclan#23,776Borussia#23,784ballades#23,775

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

attribuent13 variantsassemblés13 variantsapparaîtra13 variantsconstats13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list