begeistert

/[bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐt]/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,488

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

begeistert is anGermanadj. It means: durch einen äußeren Anlass in freudiger Stimmung befindlich Pronounced [bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐt]. It ranks #2,488 in German word frequency. Often confused with begeisterte and begeisterten.

Key facts for begeistert
PropertyValue
Headwordbegeistert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,488
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for begeistert is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐt]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,488 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 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 begeistert, with forms such as "bbegeistert", "beegistert", and "begeisetrt". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "begeisterte", "begeisterten", "begeisterter", 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 begeistert, spelled B-E-G-E-I-S-T-E-R-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch einen äußeren Anlass in freudiger Stimmung befindlich
  2. 2
    die Stimmung gemäß [1] ausdrückend, erkennen lassend
  3. 3
    an etwas/jemandem besonders interessiert

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbegeistert,beegistert,begeisetrt,begeisstert,begeisterrt,begeistertt,begeistetr,begeistret,begeisttert,begeitsert,begesitert,beggeistert,begiestert,bgeeistert,ebgeistert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for begeistert

Misspelling Variants of "begeistert"

bbegeistert11beegistert10begeisetrt10begeisstert11begeisterrt11begeistertt11begeistetr10begeistret10
Misspelling Variants of "begeistert"

Frequency rank: #2,488 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "begeistert"?
"begeistert" is spelled B-E-G-E-I-S-T-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐt].
What does "begeistert" mean?
As an adj, "begeistert" means: durch einen äußeren Anlass in freudiger Stimmung befindlich
What words are commonly confused with "begeistert"?
"begeistert" is commonly confused with "begeisterte", "begeisterten", "begeisterter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "begeistert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "begeistert" is [bəˈɡaɪ̯stɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "begeistert" come from?
"begeistert" 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.