beauftragen

[bəˈʔaʊ̯fˌtʁaːɡn̩]

/[bəˈʔaʊ̯fˌtʁaːɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“beauftragen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,506. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,506
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem einen Auftrag geben; jemanden auffordern, etwas zu tun

Corpus desk

Index DE-beauftragen · beauftragen · German

beauftragen · rank #19,506 · 16 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,506
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH BBW

Nearest frequency peer: BBW (-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 „beauftragen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beauftragen“ 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).

beauftragen vs beauftragt
82% similar
beauftragen vs Beauftragte
73% similar
beauftragen vs Beauftragten
83% similar

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

Key facts for beauftragen
PropertyValue
Headwordbeauftragen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʔaʊ̯fˌtʁaːɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#19,506
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beauftragen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).beauftragenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „BBW“ (#19,505), „Beeinflussung“ (#19,507), „BASF“ (#19,504). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beauftragen“ bei #19,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around beauftragen (IPA [bəˈʔaʊ̯fˌtʁaːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,506 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemandem einen Auftrag geben; jemanden auffordern, etwas zu tun".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for beauftragen, with forms such as "baeuftragen", "bbeauftragen", and "beafutragen". 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, "beauftragt", "Beauftragte", "Beauftragten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is beauftragen, spelled B-E-A-U-F-T-R-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem einen Auftrag geben; jemanden auffordern, etwas zu tun

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meine Freundin hat einen Techniker beauftragt, [um] unsere Heizung zu reparieren.
  2. Meine Freundin hat einen Techniker damit beauftragt, unsere Heizung zu reparieren.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • baeuftragen
  • bbeauftragen
  • beafutragen
  • beaufftragen
  • beaufrtagen
  • beauftargen
  • beauftraegn
  • beauftragenn
  • beauftraggen
  • beauftragne
  • beauftrgaen
  • beauftrragen
  • beaufttragen
  • beautfragen
  • beuaftragen
  • ebauftragen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

baeuftragen2bbeauftragen1beafutragen2beaufftragen1beaufrtagen2beauftargen2beauftraegn2beauftragenn1
Edit distance from "beauftragen"

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 "beauftragen"?
"beauftragen" is spelled B-E-A-U-F-T-R-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʔaʊ̯fˌtʁaːɡn̩].
What does "beauftragen" mean?
As a verb, "beauftragen" means: jemandem einen Auftrag geben; jemanden auffordern, etwas zu tun
What words are commonly confused with "beauftragen"?
"beauftragen" is commonly confused with "beauftragt", "Beauftragte", "Beauftragten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beauftragen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beauftragen" is [bəˈʔaʊ̯fˌtʁaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beauftragen" come from?
"beauftragen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list