beibehalten
[ˈbaɪ̯bəˌhaltn̩]
The verdict
“beibehalten” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,688. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,688
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas nicht verändern
Corpus desk
Index DE-beibehalten · beibehalten · German
beibehalten · rank #9,688 · 16 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,688
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH Beamter
Nearest frequency peer: Beamter (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “beibehalten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Badewanne
Badewanne
90,316 corpus weight
- Bayerns
Bayerns
90,315 corpus weight
- Beamter
Beamter
90,314 corpus weight
- beibehalten
beibehalten
90,313 corpus weight
- bell
bell
90,312 corpus weight
- bescheiden
bescheiden
90,311 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “beibehalten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | beibehalten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈbaɪ̯bəˌhaltn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #9,688 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “beibehalten” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around beibehalten (IPA [ˈbaɪ̯bəˌhaltn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,688 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas nicht verändern".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for beibehalten, with forms such as "bbeibehalten", "bebiehalten", and "beibbehalten". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "beinhalten", "Beibehaltung", "beizubehalten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is beibehalten, spelled B-E-I-B-E-H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas nicht verändern
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how beibehalten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dort hatte Merkel die Meinung vertreten, dass zwar die spezifische Förderung Ostdeutschland (‚Solidarpakt II‘) wie geplant mit dem Jahr 2019 beendet werden, der Solidaritätszuschlag aber beibehalten werden solle: […]“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbeibehalten
- bebiehalten
- beibbehalten
- beibeahlten
- beibehaletn
- beibehallten
- beibehaltenn
- beibehaltne
- beibehaltten
- beibehatlen
- beibehhalten
- beibehlaten
- beibhealten
- beiebhalten
- biebehalten
- ebibehalten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beibehalten - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "beibehalten", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "beibehalten". Here's where to go from here.
- "beibehalten" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "beinhalten". View pair
- 16 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #9,688 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.