begleiten

[bəˈɡlaɪ̯tn̩]

/[bəˈɡlaɪ̯tn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“begleiten” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,023. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,023
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem Geleit geben; mit jemandem mitgehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-begleiten · begleiten · German

begleiten · rank #4,023 · 13 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,023
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bedient

Nearest frequency peer: bedient (-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 „begleiten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „begleiten“ 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).

begleiten vs bereiten
78% similar
begleiten vs belegten
78% similar
begleiten vs belebten
78% similar

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

Key facts for begleiten
PropertyValue
Headwordbegleiten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈɡlaɪ̯tn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,023
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „begleiten“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bedient“ (#4,022), „beraten“ (#4,024), „Austria“ (#4,021). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „begleiten“ bei #4,023. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around begleiten (IPA [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,023 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for begleiten, with forms such as "bbegleiten", "begeliten", and "beggleiten". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "bereiten", "belegten", "belebten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is begleiten, spelled B-E-G-L-E-I-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem Geleit geben; mit jemandem mitgehen
  2. 2
    (mit einem Instrument) die Melodiestimme harmonisch und rhythmisch unterstützen
  3. 3
    zusammen mit etwas geschehen; in Kombination vorkommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hast du Lust, mich zum Abschlussball zu begleiten?
  2. „Ich begleitete ihn auf drei oder vier Fahrten und wuchs zu einem großen, kräftigen Burschen heran; da kaperte uns auf der Heimfahrt von der Neufundlandbank ein algerischer Seeräuber oder ein Kriegsschiff.“

Synonyms

mitgehen

This word in other languages

accompany(English)acompañar(Español)escorter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbegleiten
  • begeliten
  • beggleiten
  • begleietn
  • begleitenn
  • begleitne
  • begleitten
  • begletien
  • beglieten
  • beglleiten
  • belgeiten
  • bgeleiten
  • ebgleiten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of begleiten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbegleiten1begeliten2beggleiten1begleietn2begleitenn1begleitne2begleitten1begletien2
Edit distance from "begleiten"

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 "begleiten"?
"begleiten" is spelled B-E-G-L-E-I-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tn̩].
What does "begleiten" mean?
As a verb, "begleiten" means: jemandem Geleit geben; mit jemandem mitgehen
What words are commonly confused with "begleiten"?
"begleiten" is commonly confused with "bereiten", "belegten", "belebten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "begleiten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "begleiten" is [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "begleiten" come from?
"begleiten" 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 "begleiten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ansichten#4,018versteckt#4,007geleistet#4,040geliefert#4,041

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

wünschte13 variantsSchülern13 variantsRedaktion13 variantsTourismus13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list