beichten

/[ˈbaɪ̯çtn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,234

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

beichten is aGermanverb. It means: seine Sünden und Vergehen einem Geistlichen erzählen; seine Sünden bekennen Pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯çtn̩]. Often confused with Buchten and Berichte.

Key facts for beichten
PropertyValue
Headwordbeichten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbaɪ̯çtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#39,234
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of beichten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for beichten is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbaɪ̯çtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,234 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for beichten, with forms such as "bbeichten", "becihten", and "beicchten". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Buchten", "Berichte", "brachten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is beichten, spelled B-E-I-C-H-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    seine Sünden und Vergehen einem Geistlichen erzählen; seine Sünden bekennen
  2. 2
    jemandem von selbstverschuldeten, meist schlechten Taten berichten

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbeichten,becihten,beicchten,beichetn,beichhten,beichtenn,beichtne,beichtten,beicthen,beihcten,biechten,ebichten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for beichten

Misspelling Variants of "beichten"

bbeichten9becihten8beicchten9beichetn8beichhten9beichtenn9beichtne8beichtten9
Misspelling Variants of "beichten"

Frequency rank: #39,234 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beichten"?
"beichten" is spelled B-E-I-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaɪ̯çtn̩].
What does "beichten" mean?
As a verb, "beichten" means: seine Sünden und Vergehen einem Geistlichen erzählen; seine Sünden bekennen
What words are commonly confused with "beichten"?
"beichten" is commonly confused with "Buchten", "Berichte", "brachten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beichten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beichten" is [ˈbaɪ̯çtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beichten" come from?
"beichten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.