beachten

[bəˈʔaxtn̩]

/[bəˈʔaxtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“beachten” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,099. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,099
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem oder etwas Aufmerksamkeit schenken, jemanden oder etwas zur Kenntnis nehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-beachten · beachten · German

beachten · rank #4,099 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,099
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH befreit

Nearest frequency peer: befreit (+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 „beachten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beachten“ 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).

beachten vs brachte
75% similar
beachten vs Beamten
63% similar
beachten vs Brachen
63% similar

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

Key facts for beachten
PropertyValue
Headwordbeachten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʔaxtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,099
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beachten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).beachtenliegt 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: „befreit“ (#4,100), „aufgegeben“ (#4,097), „belegen“ (#4,101). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beachten“ bei #4,099. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around beachten (IPA [bəˈʔaxtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,099 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for beachten, with forms such as "baechten", "bbeachten", and "beacchten". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "brachte", "Beamten", "Brachen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 beachten, spelled B-E-A-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem oder etwas Aufmerksamkeit schenken, jemanden oder etwas zur Kenntnis nehmen
  2. 2
    etwas zur Kenntnis nehmen und sich danach richten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat mich den ganzen Abend über nicht beachtet.
  2. Diese Aussage müssen wir nicht weiter beachten.

Synonyms

zur Kenntnis nehmenbefolgenberücksichtigen

This word in other languages

notice(English)tener en cuenta(Español)suivre(Français)respeitar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • baechten
  • bbeachten
  • beacchten
  • beachetn
  • beachhten
  • beachtenn
  • beachtne
  • beachtten
  • beacthen
  • beahcten
  • becahten
  • ebachten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beachten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

baechten2bbeachten1beacchten1beachetn2beachhten1beachtenn1beachtne2beachtten1
Edit distance from "beachten"

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 "beachten"?
"beachten" is spelled B-E-A-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʔaxtn̩].
What does "beachten" mean?
As a verb, "beachten" means: jemandem oder etwas Aufmerksamkeit schenken, jemanden oder etwas zur Kenntnis nehmen
What words are commonly confused with "beachten"?
"beachten" is commonly confused with "brachte", "Beamten", "Brachen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beachten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beachten" is [bəˈʔaxtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beachten" come from?
"beachten" 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 "beachten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Angriffe#4,096angenehm#4,095Christus#4,107Vielfalt#4,082

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

anerkannt12 variantsunbekannt12 variantsHunderte12 variantsgeringen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list