beantworten

[bəˈʔantvɔʁtn̩]

/[bəˈʔantvɔʁtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“beantworten” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,945. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,945
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Antwort auf eine Frage geben

Corpus desk

Index DE-beantworten · beantworten · German

beantworten · rank #2,945 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,945
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bayerischen

Nearest frequency peer: bayerischen (-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 „beantworten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beantworten“ 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).

beantworten vs beantwortet
91% similar
beantworten vs Beantwortung
75% similar
beantworten vs beantwortete
83% similar

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

Key facts for beantworten
PropertyValue
Headwordbeantworten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʔantvɔʁtn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#2,945
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beantworten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).beantwortenliegt 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: „bayerischen“ (#2,944), „Betrug“ (#2,946), „arbeite“ (#2,943). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beantworten“ bei #2,945. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around beantworten (IPA [bəˈʔantvɔʁtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,945 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for beantworten, with forms such as "baentworten", "bbeantworten", and "beanntworten". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "beantwortet", "Beantwortung", "beantwortete", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 beantworten, spelled B-E-A-N-T-W-O-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Antwort auf eine Frage geben
  2. 2
    eine schriftliche Reaktion auf ein Schreiben abgeben
  3. 3
    eine Reaktion auf etwas zeigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er beantwortet die Fragen blitzschnell.
  2. Ich bin in der Redaktion dafür zuständig, die Leserbriefe zu beantworten.

Antonyms

befragenfragen

This word in other languages

answer(English)contestar(Español)répondre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • baentworten
  • bbeantworten
  • beanntworten
  • beantowrten
  • beanttworten
  • beantworetn
  • beantworrten
  • beantwortenn
  • beantwortne
  • beantwortten
  • beantwotren
  • beantwroten
  • beantwworten
  • beanwtorten
  • beatnworten
  • benatworten
  • ebantworten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

baentworten2bbeantworten1beanntworten1beantowrten2beanttworten1beantworetn2beantworrten1beantwortenn1
Edit distance from "beantworten"

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 "beantworten"?
"beantworten" is spelled B-E-A-N-T-W-O-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʔantvɔʁtn̩].
What does "beantworten" mean?
As a verb, "beantworten" means: eine Antwort auf eine Frage geben
What words are commonly confused with "beantworten"?
"beantworten" is commonly confused with "beantwortet", "Beantwortung", "beantwortete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beantworten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beantworten" is [bəˈʔantvɔʁtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beantworten" come from?
"beantworten" 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 "beantworten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bayerischen#2,944Herstellung#2,965Jahrzehnten#2,974Mitgliedern#2,913

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

entscheidet17 variantsvergleichen17 variantsÜberraschung17 variantsUnterschiede17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list