begleichen

[bəˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩]

/[bəˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“begleichen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,840. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,840
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einer finanziellen Forderung nachkommen, einen geschuldeten Betrag entrichten

Corpus desk

Index DE-begleichen · begleichen · German

begleichen · rank #19,840 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,840
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH begehrten

Nearest frequency peer: begehrten (-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 „begleichen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „begleichen“ 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).

begleichen vs bleichen
80% similar
begleichen vs Bereichen
70% similar
begleichen vs begleiten
80% similar

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

Key facts for begleichen
PropertyValue
Headwordbegleichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#19,840
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „begleichen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).begleichenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „begehrten“ (#19,839), „behandelten“ (#19,841), „bedrängt“ (#19,838). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „begleichen“ bei #19,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around begleichen (IPA [bəˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,840 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "einer finanziellen Forderung nachkommen, einen geschuldeten Betrag entrichten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for begleichen, with forms such as "bbegleichen", "begelichen", and "beggleichen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "bleichen", "Bereichen", "begleiten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is begleichen, spelled B-E-G-L-E-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einer finanziellen Forderung nachkommen, einen geschuldeten Betrag entrichten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich möchte meine Schulden möglichst bald begleichen.
  2. Begleichen Sie bitte die Forderung bis Monatsende.

Synonyms

abbezahlenabstotternabtragenabzahlensaldierentilgen

This word in other languages

acquit(English)pagar(Español)régler(Français)liquidar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbegleichen
  • begelichen
  • beggleichen
  • beglecihen
  • begleicchen
  • begleicehn
  • begleichenn
  • begleichhen
  • begleichne
  • begleihcen
  • begliechen
  • beglleichen
  • belgeichen
  • bgeleichen
  • ebgleichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbegleichen1begelichen2beggleichen1beglecihen2begleicchen1begleicehn2begleichenn1begleichhen1
Edit distance from "begleichen"

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 "begleichen"?
"begleichen" is spelled B-E-G-L-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩].
What does "begleichen" mean?
As a verb, "begleichen" means: einer finanziellen Forderung nachkommen, einen geschuldeten Betrag entrichten
What words are commonly confused with "begleichen"?
"begleichen" is commonly confused with "bleichen", "Bereichen", "begleiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "begleichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "begleichen" is [bəˈɡlaɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "begleichen" come from?
"begleichen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bekräftigt#19,845ausgeraubt#19,826anstrengen#19,819Darbietung#19,861

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Anonymität15 variantseinbeziehen15 variantsübermitteln15 variantserfahrener15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list