beherrscht

[bəˈhɛʁʃt]

/[bəˈhɛʁʃt]/ adj

The verdict

“beherrscht” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,443. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,443
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich in der Gewalt haben, seine Gefühle / Emotionen unter Kontrolle haben, kontrolliert sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-beherrscht · beherrscht · German

beherrscht · rank #7,443 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,443
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Begleiter

Nearest frequency peer: Begleiter (-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 „beherrscht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beherrscht“ 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).

beherrscht vs beherrschte
91% similar
beherrscht vs beherrschten
83% similar
beherrscht vs beherrsche
90% similar

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

Key facts for beherrscht
PropertyValue
Headwordbeherrscht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈhɛʁʃt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#7,443
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beherrscht“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.beherrschtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around beherrscht (IPA [bəˈhɛʁʃt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,443 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sich in der Gewalt haben, seine Gefühle / Emotionen unter Kontrolle haben, kontrolliert sein".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for beherrscht, with forms such as "bbeherrscht", "beehrrscht", and "beherrcsht". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "beherrschte", "beherrschten", "beherrsche", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 beherrscht, spelled B-E-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich in der Gewalt haben, seine Gefühle / Emotionen unter Kontrolle haben, kontrolliert sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei einem Pantomimen ist die Körpersprache äußert beherrscht.
  2. Seine Stimme, Gestik und Mimik, seine gesamte Ausdrucksweise, alles wirkte total beherrscht.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeherrscht
  • beehrrscht
  • beherrcsht
  • beherrsccht
  • beherrschht
  • beherrschtt
  • beherrscth
  • beherrshct
  • beherrsscht
  • beherscht
  • behersrcht
  • behherrscht
  • behrerscht
  • bheerrscht
  • ebherrscht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbeherrscht1beehrrscht2beherrcsht2beherrsccht1beherrschht1beherrschtt1beherrscth2beherrshct2
Edit distance from "beherrscht"

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 "beherrscht"?
"beherrscht" is spelled B-E-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈhɛʁʃt].
What does "beherrscht" mean?
As an adjective, "beherrscht" means: sich in der Gewalt haben, seine Gefühle / Emotionen unter Kontrolle haben, kontrolliert sein
What words are commonly confused with "beherrscht"?
"beherrscht" is commonly confused with "beherrschte", "beherrschten", "beherrsche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beherrscht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beherrscht" is [bəˈhɛʁʃt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beherrscht" come from?
"beherrscht" 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 "beherrscht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list