begrenzen

[bəˈɡʁɛnt͡sn̩]

/[bəˈɡʁɛnt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“begrenzen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,319. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,319
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - räumlich die Grenze von etwas bilden

Corpus desk

Index DE-begrenzen · begrenzen · German

begrenzen · rank #13,319 · 14 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,319
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH befriedigen

Nearest frequency peer: befriedigen (-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 „begrenzen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „begrenzen“ 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).

begrenzen vs begrenzt
78% similar
begrenzen vs begründen
78% similar
begrenzen vs begrenzte
78% similar

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

Key facts for begrenzen
PropertyValue
Headwordbegrenzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈɡʁɛnt͡sn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,319
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „begrenzen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.begrenzenliegt 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: „befriedigen“ (#13,318), „bereuen“ (#13,320), „Bebauung“ (#13,317). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „begrenzen“ bei #13,319. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around begrenzen (IPA [bəˈɡʁɛnt͡sn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,319 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for begrenzen, with forms such as "bbegrenzen", "begernzen", and "beggrenzen". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "begrenzt", "begründen", "begrenzte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is begrenzen, spelled B-E-G-R-E-N-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    räumlich die Grenze von etwas bilden
  2. 2
    eine Grenze, Begrenzung für etwas festlegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Zaun begrenzt den Pausenhof der Schule.
  2. „Die Anzahl an Teilnehmern für das Seminar wurde auf zwanzig begrenzt.“

Synonyms

beschränkenlimitieren

Antonyms

befreienentgrenzenöffnen

This word in other languages

delimit(English)limitar(Español)délimiter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbegrenzen
  • begernzen
  • beggrenzen
  • begrenezn
  • begrennzen
  • begrenzenn
  • begrenzne
  • begrenzzen
  • begreznen
  • begrnezen
  • begrrenzen
  • bergenzen
  • bgerenzen
  • ebgrenzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of begrenzen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbegrenzen1begernzen2beggrenzen1begrenezn2begrennzen1begrenzenn1begrenzne2begrenzzen1
Edit distance from "begrenzen"

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 "begrenzen"?
"begrenzen" is spelled B-E-G-R-E-N-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡʁɛnt͡sn̩].
What does "begrenzen" mean?
As a verb, "begrenzen" means: räumlich die Grenze von etwas bilden
What words are commonly confused with "begrenzen"?
"begrenzen" is commonly confused with "begrenzt", "begründen", "begrenzte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "begrenzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "begrenzen" is [bəˈɡʁɛnt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "begrenzen" come from?
"begrenzen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Baumwolle#13,315anrichten#13,308Animation#13,305eingefügt#13,345

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

association14 variantsdominieren14 variantsFeiertagen14 variantsgenerieren14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list