Befestigung

[bəˈfɛstɪɡʊŋ]

/[bəˈfɛstɪɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Befestigung” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,514. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,514
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung, etwas an einem Gegenstand festzumachen

Corpus desk

Index DE-befestigung · Befestigung · German

Befestigung · rank #14,514 · 17 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,514
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beeindruckende

Nearest frequency peer: beeindruckende (-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 „Befestigung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Befestigung“ 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).

Befestigung vs Beseitigung
82% similar
Befestigung vs Belästigung
82% similar
Befestigung vs Belustigung
82% similar

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

Key facts for Befestigung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBefestigung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈfɛstɪɡʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#14,514
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Befestigung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Befestigungliegt 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: „beeindruckende“ (#14,513), „begibt“ (#14,515), „beansprucht“ (#14,512). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Befestigung“ bei #14,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Befestigung (IPA [bəˈfɛstɪɡʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,514 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Befestigung, with forms such as "bbefestigung", "beefstigung", and "befesitgung". 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, "Beseitigung", "Belästigung", "Belustigung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Befestigung, spelled B-E-F-E-S-T-I-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung, etwas an einem Gegenstand festzumachen
  2. 2
    Verstärkung/Absicherung von etwas
  3. 3
    Bau oder Verstärkung von Verteidigungsanlagen und Ergebnis dieser Maßnahmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Arbeiter hatten lange mit dem Aufbau und der Befestigung der Gerüste zu tun.
  2. Die Befestigung der Flussufer ist eine ständige Aufgabe.

Synonyms

Fortifikation

This word in other languages

fastening(English)fijación(Español)fixation(Français)fortificação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbefestigung
  • beefstigung
  • befesitgung
  • befesstigung
  • befestgiung
  • befestiggung
  • befestignug
  • befestigugn
  • befestigungg
  • befestigunng
  • befestiugng
  • befesttigung
  • befetsigung
  • beffestigung
  • befsetigung
  • bfeestigung
  • ebfestigung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbefestigung1beefstigung2befesitgung2befesstigung1befestgiung2befestiggung1befestignug2befestigugn2
Edit distance from "Befestigung"

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 "Befestigung"?
"Befestigung" is spelled B-E-F-E-S-T-I-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfɛstɪɡʊŋ].
What does "Befestigung" mean?
As a noun, "Befestigung" means: Handlung, etwas an einem Gegenstand festzumachen
What words are commonly confused with "Befestigung"?
"Befestigung" is commonly confused with "Beseitigung", "Belästigung", "Belustigung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Befestigung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Befestigung" is [bəˈfɛstɪɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Befestigung" come from?
"Befestigung" 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 "Befestigung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

beansprucht#14,512auszuführen#14,508angetrieben#14,494dauerhaften#14,537

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Definitionen17 variantseinschlagen17 variantsüberwältigt17 variantsFitnessstudio17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list