befestigt

[bəˈfɛstɪçt]

/[bəˈfɛstɪçt]/ verb

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The verdict

“befestigt” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,578. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,578
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs befestigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-befestigt · befestigt · German

befestigt · rank #7,578 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,578
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bearbeiten

Nearest frequency peer: bearbeiten (-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 „befestigt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „befestigt“ 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).

befestigt vs beseitigt
78% similar
befestigt vs belästigt
78% similar
befestigt vs befestigte
90% similar

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

Key facts for befestigt
PropertyValue
Headwordbefestigt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈfɛstɪçt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,578
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „befestigt“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bearbeiten“ (#7,577), „begehen“ (#7,579), „Ausweis“ (#7,576). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „befestigt“ bei #7,578. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around befestigt (IPA [bəˈfɛstɪçt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,578 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs befestigen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for befestigt, with forms such as "bbefestigt", "beefstigt", and "befesitgt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "beseitigt", "belästigt", "befestigte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 befestigt, spelled B-E-F-E-S-T-I-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs befestigen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbefestigt
  • beefstigt
  • befesitgt
  • befesstigt
  • befestgit
  • befestiggt
  • befestigtt
  • befestitg
  • befesttigt
  • befetsigt
  • beffestigt
  • befsetigt
  • bfeestigt
  • ebfestigt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbefestigt1beefstigt2befesitgt2befesstigt1befestgit2befestiggt1befestigtt1befestitg2
Edit distance from "befestigt"

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 "befestigt"?
"befestigt" is spelled B-E-F-E-S-T-I-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfɛstɪçt].
What does "befestigt" mean?
As a verb, "befestigt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs befestigen
What words are commonly confused with "befestigt"?
"befestigt" is commonly confused with "beseitigt", "belästigt", "befestigte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "befestigt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "befestigt" is [bəˈfɛstɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "befestigt" come from?
"befestigt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

angesetzt#7,568aktiviert#7,565abgesetzt#7,562Abbildung#7,561

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

bearbeiten14 variantsbestimmter14 variantsdefinieren14 variantsüberwacht14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list