begabt

[bəˈɡaːpt]

/[bəˈɡaːpt]/ adj

The verdict

“begabt” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,436. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,436
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-begabt · begabt · German

begabt · rank #23,436 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,436
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH befragte

Nearest frequency peer: befragte (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “begabt”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “begabt” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

begabt vs berät
50% similar
begabt vs begann
67% similar
begabt vs behält
50% similar

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

Key facts for begabt
PropertyValue
Headwordbegabt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈɡaːpt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,436
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “begabt” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).begabtliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „befragte“ (#23,435), „Begebenheiten“ (#23,437), „Basen“ (#23,434). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around begabt (IPA [bəˈɡaːpt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,436 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Talent besitzend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for begabt, with forms such as "bbegabt", "beagbt", and "begabbt". 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, "berät", "begann", "behält", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is begabt, spelled B-E-G-A-B-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Talent besitzend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pablo Escobar ist begabt, er hat wirklich Talent.
  2. „Wie John feststellte, waren seine beiden Schüler ungefähr gleich begabt, nur besaß Jako eine etwas bessere Auffassungsgabe als sein Mitschüler.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbegabt
  • beagbt
  • begabbt
  • begabtt
  • begatb
  • begbat
  • beggabt
  • bgeabt
  • ebgabt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbegabt1beagbt2begabbt1begabtt1begatb2begbat2beggabt1bgeabt2
Edit distance from "begabt"

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 "begabt"?
"begabt" is spelled B-E-G-A-B-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡaːpt].
What does "begabt" mean?
As an adjective, "begabt" means: Talent besitzend
What words are commonly confused with "begabt"?
"begabt" is commonly confused with "berät", "begann", "behält". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "begabt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "begabt" is [bəˈɡaːpt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "begabt" come from?
"begabt" 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 "begabt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "begabt" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "berät". View pair
  • 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #23,436 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list