beheben

[bəˈheːbn̩]

/[bəˈheːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“beheben” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,821. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,821
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Schaden, einen Fehler beseitigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-beheben · beheben · German

beheben · rank #11,821 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,821
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH begehrt

Nearest frequency peer: begehrt (-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 „beheben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beheben“ 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).

beheben vs bewegen
71% similar
beheben vs blieben
71% similar
beheben vs belegen
71% similar

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

Key facts for beheben
PropertyValue
Headwordbeheben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈheːbn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,821
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beheben“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „begehrt“ (#11,820), „beinhalten“ (#11,822), „Bastard“ (#11,819). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beheben“ bei #11,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around beheben (IPA [bəˈheːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,821 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for beheben, with forms such as "bbeheben", "beehben", and "behbeen". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "bewegen", "blieben", "belegen", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is beheben, spelled B-E-H-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Schaden, einen Fehler beseitigen
  2. 2
    Geld von einem Konto abbuchen, abheben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Handwerker behob den Schaden innerhalb weniger Minuten.
  2. Immer wenn sie ein Problem behoben hatte, tauchte das nächste auf.

This word in other languages

rectify(English)arreglar(Español)réparer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeheben
  • beehben
  • behbeen
  • behebben
  • behebenn
  • behebne
  • beheebn
  • behheben
  • bheeben
  • ebheben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbeheben1beehben2behbeen2behebben1behebenn1behebne2beheebn2behheben1
Edit distance from "beheben"

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 "beheben"?
"beheben" is spelled B-E-H-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈheːbn̩].
What does "beheben" mean?
As a verb, "beheben" means: einen Schaden, einen Fehler beseitigen
What words are commonly confused with "beheben"?
"beheben" is commonly confused with "bewegen", "blieben", "belegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beheben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beheben" is [bəˈheːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beheben" come from?
"beheben" 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 "beheben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

begehrt#11,820Bastard#11,819Blogger#11,831British#11,835

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

übergab10 variantsDominik10 variantsweiters10 variantsUrheber10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list