Begleiter

Name: Begleiter, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[bəˈɡlaɪ̯tɐ]

/[bəˈɡlaɪ̯tɐ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Begleiter” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,442. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,442
frequency rank, German: 5,818
“B” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der jemanden begleitet; jemand, der gemeinsam mit jemandem irgendwo hingeht

Corpus desk

Index DE-begleiter · Begleiter · German

Begleiter · rank #7,442 · 13 variants · 8 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #7,442
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,818
PHOTO-FINISH befassen

Nearest frequency peer: befassen (-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.

aussuchen

92,562
befassen

92,560
Begleiter

92,559
beherrscht

92,558
Beleidigung

92,557
BGH

92,556

What this shows „Begleiter“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Begleiter vs begleitet

78% similar

Begleiter vs begleitete

70% similar

Begleiter vs Begleitern

90% similar

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

Key facts for Begleiter
Property	Value
Headword	Begleiter
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[bəˈɡlaɪ̯tɐ]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#7,442
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	8
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Begleiter“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Begleiterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#7,442

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „befassen“ (#7,441), „beherrscht“ (#7,443), „Beleidigung“ (#7,444). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Begleiter“ bei #7,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Begleiter (IPA [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,442 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Begleiter, with forms such as "bbegleiter", "begeliter", and "beggleiter". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "begleitet", "begleitete", "Begleitern", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Begleiter, spelled B-E-G-L-E-I-T-E-R.

Definition

1
jemand, der jemanden begleitet; jemand, der gemeinsam mit jemandem irgendwo hingeht
2
Person, die einen Solisten auf einem Instrument begleitet
3
deutsche Bezeichnung für Artikel
4
umschreibend für: Freund, Liebhaber
5
Himmelskörper, der einen anderen umkreist oder die gleiche Bahn wie dieser verfolgt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Der Wald ist nachts zu gefährlich, ohne Begleiter hineinzugehen.
„Da sein Begleiter so hartnäckig schwieg, wollte Schefold, wie es seine Gewohnheit war, die ersten Häuser von Winterspelt zum Bild machen.“

Synonyms

AkkompagnistArtikel Geschlechtswort Freund Gefährte Liebhaber

This word in other languages

companion(English)artículo(Español)accompagnateur(Français)artigo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bbegleiter
begeliter
beggleiter
begleietr
begleiterr
begleitre
begleitter
begletier
beglieter
beglleiter
belgeiter
bgeleiter
ebgleiter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Begleiter - 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.

Edit distance from "Begleiter"

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 "Begleiter"?

"Begleiter" is spelled B-E-G-L-E-I-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tɐ].

What does "Begleiter" mean?

As a noun, "Begleiter" means: jemand, der jemanden begleitet; jemand, der gemeinsam mit jemandem irgendwo hingeht

What words are commonly confused with "Begleiter"?

"Begleiter" is commonly confused with "begleitet", "begleitete", "Begleitern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Begleiter"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Begleiter" is [bəˈɡlaɪ̯tɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Begleiter" come from?

"Begleiter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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