become

[bəˈkʌm]

/[bəˈkʌm]/ verb

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The verdict

“become” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,247. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,247
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-become · become · German

become · rank #47,247 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,247
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH begierig

Nearest frequency peer: begierig (+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 „become“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „become“ 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).

become vs bekomm
67% similar
become vs before
67% similar
become vs bekäme
67% similar

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

Key facts for become
PropertyValue
Headwordbecome
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈkʌm]
Letters6
Frequency rank#47,247
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „become“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).becomeliegt 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: „begierig“ (#47,248), „Beckers“ (#47,245), „begleitend“ (#47,249). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „become“ bei #47,247. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around become (IPA [bəˈkʌm]), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,247 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "werden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for become, with forms such as "bbecome", "bceome", and "beccome". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "bekomm", "before", "bekäme", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is become, spelled B-E-C-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. It has become a habit.
  2. I became tired of being his servant.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbecome
  • bceome
  • beccome
  • becmoe
  • becoem
  • becomme
  • beocme
  • ebcome

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbecome1bceome2beccome1becmoe2becoem2becomme1beocme2ebcome2
Edit distance from "become"

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 "become"?
"become" is spelled B-E-C-O-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈkʌm].
What does "become" mean?
As a verb, "become" means: werden
What words are commonly confused with "become"?
"become" is commonly confused with "bekomm", "before", "bekäme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "become"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "become" is [bəˈkʌm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "become" come from?
"become" 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 "become", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausgab#47,226Bonzen#47,280andrei#47,201bypass#47,293

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

divine8 variantsDummies8 variantsZulage8 variantszeugte8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list