begabter
[bəˈɡaːptɐ]
The verdict
“begabter” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #42,371 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #42,371
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs begabt
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | begabter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bəˈɡaːptɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #42,371 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “begabter” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for begabter is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈɡaːptɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,371 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for begabter, with forms such as "bbegabter", "beagbter", and "begabbter". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Berater", "Behälter", "besagter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 begabter, spelled B-E-G-A-B-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs begabt
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs begabt
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs begabt
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs begabt
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs begabt
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbegabter,beagbter,begabbter,begabetr,begabterr,begabtre,begabtter,begatber,begbater,beggabter,bgeabter,ebgabter
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of begabter - 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.
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.
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Using “begabter”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-G-A-B-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈɡaːptɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Berater” - see the side-by-side comparison. begabter vs Berater
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.