beabsichtigen

[bəˈʔapzɪçtɪɡn̩]

/[bəˈʔapzɪçtɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“beabsichtigen” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,989. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,989
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Absicht haben, etwas zu tun

Corpus desk

Index DE-beabsichtigen · beabsichtigen · German

beabsichtigen · rank #37,989 · 20 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,989
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Beet

Nearest frequency peer: Beet (+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 „beabsichtigen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beabsichtigen“ 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).

beabsichtigen vs besichtigen
85% similar
beabsichtigen vs beabsichtigt
85% similar
beabsichtigen vs beabsichtigte
85% similar

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

Key facts for beabsichtigen
PropertyValue
Headwordbeabsichtigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʔapzɪçtɪɡn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#37,989
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beabsichtigen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).beabsichtigenliegt 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: „Beet“ (#37,990), „Baustoffe“ (#37,987), „begünstigten“ (#37,991). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beabsichtigen“ bei #37,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around beabsichtigen (IPA [bəˈʔapzɪçtɪɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,989 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Absicht haben, etwas zu tun".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for beabsichtigen, with forms such as "baebsichtigen", "bbeabsichtigen", and "beabbsichtigen". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "besichtigen", "beabsichtigt", "beabsichtigte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is beabsichtigen, spelled B-E-A-B-S-I-C-H-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Absicht haben, etwas zu tun

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich beabsichtige, im Sommer nach Korea zu fliegen.
  2. Diese Kränkung war nicht beabsichtigt.

Synonyms

gedenkenintendierenplanenvorhaben

This word in other languages

intend(English)intentar(Español)intention(Français)pretender(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • baebsichtigen
  • bbeabsichtigen
  • beabbsichtigen
  • beabischtigen
  • beabscihtigen
  • beabsicchtigen
  • beabsichhtigen
  • beabsichitgen
  • beabsichtgien
  • beabsichtiegn
  • beabsichtigenn
  • beabsichtiggen
  • beabsichtigne
  • beabsichttigen
  • beabsicthigen
  • beabsihctigen
  • beabssichtigen
  • beasbichtigen
  • bebasichtigen
  • ebabsichtigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

baebsichtigen2bbeabsichtigen1beabbsichtigen1beabischtigen2beabscihtigen2beabsicchtigen1beabsichhtigen1beabsichitgen2
Edit distance from "beabsichtigen"

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 "beabsichtigen"?
"beabsichtigen" is spelled B-E-A-B-S-I-C-H-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʔapzɪçtɪɡn̩].
What does "beabsichtigen" mean?
As a verb, "beabsichtigen" means: die Absicht haben, etwas zu tun
What words are commonly confused with "beabsichtigen"?
"beabsichtigen" is commonly confused with "besichtigen", "beabsichtigt", "beabsichtigte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beabsichtigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beabsichtigen" is [bəˈʔapzɪçtɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beabsichtigen" come from?
"beabsichtigen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

authentischer#37,979Beschlagnahme#37,999Bundespolitik#38,020Dampfmaschine#38,041

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

erwerbstätige20 variantsverlässlicher20 variantsvereinfachten20 variantsgebräuchliche20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list