beauftragen

/[bəˈʔaʊ̯fˌtʁaːɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,506

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

beauftragen is aGermanverb. It means: jemandem einen Auftrag geben; jemanden auffordern, etwas zu tun Pronounced [bəˈʔaʊ̯fˌtʁaːɡn̩]. Often confused with beauftragt and Beauftragte.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of beauftragen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for beauftragen is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʔaʊ̯fˌtʁaːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,506 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemandem einen Auftrag geben; jemanden auffordern, etwas zu tun".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for beauftragen, with forms such as "baeuftragen", "bbeauftragen", and "beafutragen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "beauftragt", "Beauftragte", "Beauftragten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is beauftragen, spelled B-E-A-U-F-T-R-A-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: baeuftragen,bbeauftragen,beafutragen,beaufftragen,beaufrtagen,beauftargen,beauftraegn,beauftragenn,beauftraggen,beauftragne,beauftrgaen,beauftrragen,beaufttragen,beautfragen,beuaftragen,ebauftragen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for beauftragen

Misspelling Variants of "beauftragen"

baeuftragen11bbeauftragen12beafutragen11beaufftragen12beaufrtagen11beauftargen11beauftraegn11beauftragenn12
Misspelling Variants of "beauftragen"

Frequency rank: #19,506 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.