bebt

[beːpt]

/[beːpt]/ verb

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The verdict

“bebt” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,244. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,244
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beben

Corpus desk

Index DE-bebt · bebt · German

bebt · rank #47,244 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,244
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Beckers

Nearest frequency peer: Beckers (+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 „bebt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bebt“ 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).

bebt vs bei
50% similar
bebt vs Bot
25% similar
bebt vs Bob
25% similar

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

Key facts for bebt
PropertyValue
Headwordbebt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[beːpt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#47,244
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bebt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).bebtliegt 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: „Beckers“ (#47,245), „Baunatal“ (#47,242), „Baumschule“ (#47,241). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bebt“ bei #47,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around bebt (IPA [beːpt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,244 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for bebt, with forms such as "bbebt", "bbet", and "bebbt". 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, "bei", "Bot", "Bob", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is bebt, spelled B-E-B-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beben
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beben
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbebt
  • bbet
  • bebbt
  • bebtt
  • betb
  • ebbt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbebt1bbet2bebbt1bebtt1betb2ebbt2
Edit distance from "bebt"

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 "bebt"?
"bebt" is spelled B-E-B-T. The IPA pronunciation is [beːpt].
What does "bebt" mean?
As a verb, "bebt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beben
What words are commonly confused with "bebt"?
"bebt" is commonly confused with "bei", "Bot", "Bob". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bebt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bebt" is [beːpt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bebt" come from?
"bebt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bain#47,234bleu#47,273coli#47,301Aare#47,177

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Fack6 variantsflame6 variantsgries6 variantsIcons6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list