begibt

[bəˈɡiːpt]

/[bəˈɡiːpt]/ verb

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The verdict

“begibt” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,515. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,515
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs begeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-begibt · begibt · German

begibt · rank #14,515 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,515
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Befestigung

Nearest frequency peer: Befestigung (-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 „begibt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „begibt“ 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).

begibt vs begin
67% similar
begibt vs bleibt
67% similar
begibt vs Beginn
50% similar

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

Key facts for begibt
PropertyValue
Headwordbegibt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈɡiːpt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,515
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „begibt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.begibtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Befestigung“ (#14,514), „beeindruckende“ (#14,513), „Belagerung“ (#14,517). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „begibt“ bei #14,515. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around begibt (IPA [bəˈɡiːpt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,515 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs begeben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for begibt, with forms such as "bbegibt", "begbit", and "beggibt". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "begin", "bleibt", "Beginn", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is begibt, spelled B-E-G-I-B-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs begeben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbegibt
  • begbit
  • beggibt
  • begibbt
  • begibtt
  • begitb
  • beigbt
  • bgeibt
  • ebgibt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of begibt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbegibt1begbit2beggibt1begibbt1begibtt1begitb2beigbt2bgeibt2
Edit distance from "begibt"

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 "begibt"?
"begibt" is spelled B-E-G-I-B-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡiːpt].
What does "begibt" mean?
As a verb, "begibt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs begeben
What words are commonly confused with "begibt"?
"begibt" is commonly confused with "begin", "bleibt", "Beginn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "begibt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "begibt" is [bəˈɡiːpt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "begibt" come from?
"begibt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "begibt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Berufs#14,520beruft#14,521beugen#14,523Bistum#14,525

Similar misspelling depth

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

direct9 variantsDozent9 variantsEntzug9 variantsGruber9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list