beilegen

[ˈbaɪ̯ˌleːɡn̩]

/[ˈbaɪ̯ˌleːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“beilegen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,512. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,512
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu etwas hinzufügen

Corpus desk

Index DE-beilegen · beilegen · German

beilegen · rank #46,512 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,512
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bedarfsfall

Nearest frequency peer: Bedarfsfall (-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 „beilegen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beilegen“ 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).

beilegen vs Belege
63% similar
beilegen vs biegen
75% similar
beilegen vs bewegen
75% similar

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

Key facts for beilegen
PropertyValue
Headwordbeilegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbaɪ̯ˌleːɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,512
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beilegen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).beilegenliegt 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: „Bedarfsfall“ (#46,511), „beladenen“ (#46,513), „bearbeite“ (#46,510). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beilegen“ bei #46,512. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around beilegen (IPA [ˈbaɪ̯ˌleːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,512 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for beilegen, with forms such as "bbeilegen", "beielgen", and "beileegn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Belege", "biegen", "bewegen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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. The correct German form is beilegen, spelled B-E-I-L-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu etwas hinzufügen
  2. 2
    aus der Welt schaffen
  3. 3
    mit einer Bezeichnung versehen
  4. 4
    mit einer Bedeutung versehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dem Brief ist noch ein weiteres Schreiben beigelegt.
  2. Dem Brief haben wir noch ein weiteres Schreiben beigelegt.

Synonyms

beifügenbeigebenbeischließendazulegenhinzufügenmitschickenbereinigenin Ordnung bringenschlichtengebenverleihenbeimessenzuerkennenzuschreiben

This word in other languages

attach(English)adjuntar(Español)ajouter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeilegen
  • beielgen
  • beileegn
  • beilegenn
  • beileggen
  • beilegne
  • beilgeen
  • beillegen
  • beliegen
  • bielegen
  • ebilegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beilegen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbeilegen1beielgen2beileegn2beilegenn1beileggen1beilegne2beilgeen2beillegen1
Edit distance from "beilegen"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ballsaal#46,499betäuben#46,525Autokauf#46,494Bluttest#46,530

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

bearbeite11 variantsbündelt11 variantsChlorid11 variantsanlassen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list