bekleiden

[bəˈklaɪ̯dn̩]

/[bəˈklaɪ̯dn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“bekleiden” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,063. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,063
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Bekleidung versehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bekleiden · bekleiden · German

bekleiden · rank #41,063 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,063
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Beinbruch

Nearest frequency peer: Beinbruch (-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 „bekleiden“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bekleiden“ 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).

bekleiden vs beneiden
78% similar
bekleiden vs bekleidet
89% similar
bekleiden vs Bekleidung
70% similar

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

Key facts for bekleiden
PropertyValue
Headwordbekleiden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈklaɪ̯dn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,063
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bekleiden“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).bekleidenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Beinbruch“ (#41,062), „Belfast“ (#41,064), „Begleitern“ (#41,061). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bekleiden“ bei #41,063. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around bekleiden (IPA [bəˈklaɪ̯dn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,063 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for bekleiden, with forms such as "bbekleiden", "bekeliden", and "bekkleiden". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "beneiden", "bekleidet", "Bekleidung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bekleiden, spelled B-E-K-L-E-I-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Bekleidung versehen
  2. 2
    eine bestimmte Position, Funktion, ein bestimmtes Amt innehaben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beide bekleideteten sich mit ihren Trachten und gingen zum Festplatz.
  2. Es war davon auszugehen, daß sie später ein hohes Amt bekleiden würde.

This word in other languages

dress(English)vestir(Español)habiller(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbekleiden
  • bekeliden
  • bekkleiden
  • bekledien
  • bekleidden
  • bekleidenn
  • bekleidne
  • bekleiedn
  • beklieden
  • beklleiden
  • belkeiden
  • bkeleiden
  • ebkleiden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbekleiden1bekeliden2bekkleiden1bekledien2bekleidden1bekleidenn1bekleidne2bekleiedn2
Edit distance from "bekleiden"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Beinbruch#41,062ausrücken#41,046Billigung#41,080ausgraben#41,044

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Aussteiger13 variantsansteuern13 variantscountries13 variantsabgereist13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list