bekam

[bəˈkaːm]

/[bəˈkaːm]/ verb

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The verdict

“bekam” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,690
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bekommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bekam · bekam · German

bekam · rank #1,690 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,690
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Angriff

Nearest frequency peer: Angriff (-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 „bekam“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bekam“ 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).

bekam vs BKA
0% similar
bekam vs Beta
40% similar
bekam vs berät
40% similar

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

Key facts for bekam
PropertyValue
Headwordbekam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈkaːm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,690
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bekam“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).bekamliegt 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: „Angriff“ (#1,689), „echte“ (#1,691), „übernehmen“ (#1,688). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bekam“ bei #1,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around bekam (IPA [bəˈkaːm]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,690 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bekam, with forms such as "bbekam", "beakm", and "bekamm". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "BKA", "Beta", "berät", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bekam, spelled B-E-K-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bekommen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bekommen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbekam
  • beakm
  • bekamm
  • bekkam
  • bekma
  • bkeam
  • ebkam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbekam1beakm2bekamm1bekkam1bekma2bkeam2ebkam2
Edit distance from "bekam"

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 "bekam"?
"bekam" is spelled B-E-K-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈkaːm].
What does "bekam" mean?
As a verb, "bekam" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bekommen
What words are commonly confused with "bekam"?
"bekam" is commonly confused with "BKA", "Beta", "berät". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bekam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bekam" is [bəˈkaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bekam" come from?
"bekam" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bekam", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

echte#1,691Herrn#1,699roten#1,677mögen#1,705

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

nehme7 variantsStrom7 variantsJuden7 variantshöher7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list