begeistern

/[bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐn]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,030

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

begeistern is aGermanverb. It means: jemanden in große freudige Erregung versetzen; jemandem Hoffnung geben Pronounced [bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐn]. It ranks #8,030 in German word frequency. Often confused with begeistert and Begleitern.

Key facts for begeistern
PropertyValue
Headwordbegeistern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,030
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of begeistern in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for begeistern is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,030 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for begeistern, with forms such as "bbegeistern", "beegistern", and "begeisetrn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "begeistert", "Begleitern", "begeisterte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is begeistern, spelled B-E-G-E-I-S-T-E-R-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden in große freudige Erregung versetzen; jemandem Hoffnung geben
  2. 2
    sich für etwas sehr interessieren

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbegeistern,beegistern,begeisetrn,begeisstern,begeistenr,begeisternn,begeisterrn,begeistren,begeisttern,begeitsern,begesitern,beggeistern,begiestern,bgeeistern,ebgeistern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for begeistern

Misspelling Variants of "begeistern"

bbegeistern11beegistern10begeisetrn10begeisstern11begeistenr10begeisternn11begeisterrn11begeistren10
Misspelling Variants of "begeistern"

Frequency rank: #8,030 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "begeistern"?
"begeistern" is spelled B-E-G-E-I-S-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐn].
What does "begeistern" mean?
As a verb, "begeistern" means: jemanden in große freudige Erregung versetzen; jemandem Hoffnung geben
What words are commonly confused with "begeistern"?
"begeistern" is commonly confused with "begeistert", "Begleitern", "begeisterte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "begeistern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "begeistern" is [bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "begeistern" come from?
"begeistern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.