beantragen

[bəˈʔantʁaːɡn̩]

/[bəˈʔantʁaːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“beantragen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,287. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,287
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Antrag auf etwas bei jemandem stellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-beantragen · beantragen · German

beantragen · rank #7,287 · 15 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,287
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beachtet

Nearest frequency peer: beachtet (-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 „beantragen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beantragen“ 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).

beantragen vs betragen
80% similar
beantragen vs beitragen
80% similar
beantragen vs beantragt
80% similar

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

Key facts for beantragen
PropertyValue
Headwordbeantragen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʔantʁaːɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#7,287
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beantragen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).beantragenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „beachtet“ (#7,286), „bedacht“ (#7,288), „Bayreuth“ (#7,285). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beantragen“ bei #7,287. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around beantragen (IPA [bəˈʔantʁaːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,287 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "einen Antrag auf etwas bei jemandem stellen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for beantragen, with forms such as "baentragen", "bbeantragen", and "beanntragen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "betragen", "beitragen", "beantragt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is beantragen, spelled B-E-A-N-T-R-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Antrag auf etwas bei jemandem stellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich beantrage hiermit den Sichterstatus.
  2. Einen Pass muss man beantragen.

Synonyms

fordernverlangen

This word in other languages

propose(English)solicitar(Español)demander(Français)solicitar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • baentragen
  • bbeantragen
  • beanntragen
  • beanrtagen
  • beantargen
  • beantraegn
  • beantragenn
  • beantraggen
  • beantragne
  • beantrgaen
  • beantrragen
  • beanttragen
  • beatnragen
  • benatragen
  • ebantragen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

baentragen2bbeantragen1beanntragen1beanrtagen2beantargen2beantraegn2beantragenn1beantraggen1
Edit distance from "beantragen"

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 "beantragen"?
"beantragen" is spelled B-E-A-N-T-R-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʔantʁaːɡn̩].
What does "beantragen" mean?
As a verb, "beantragen" means: einen Antrag auf etwas bei jemandem stellen
What words are commonly confused with "beantragen"?
"beantragen" is commonly confused with "betragen", "beitragen", "beantragt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beantragen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beantragen" is [bəˈʔantʁaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beantragen" come from?
"beantragen" 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 "beantragen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

angewendet#7,273eingezogen#7,309zugeordnet#7,263Faschismus#7,317

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

gezeichnet15 variantsSteiermark15 variantsJahreszeit15 variantsseinerzeit15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list