bekommst

[bəˈkɔmst]

/[bəˈkɔmst]/ verb

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The verdict

“bekommst” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,231. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,231
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bekommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bekommst · bekommst · German

bekommst · rank #3,231 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,231
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH ausgesprochen

Nearest frequency peer: ausgesprochen (-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 „bekommst“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bekommst“ 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).

bekommst vs bekommt
88% similar
bekommst vs bekomm
75% similar
bekommst vs bekomme
75% similar

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

Key facts for bekommst
PropertyValue
Headwordbekommst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈkɔmst]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,231
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bekommst“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).bekommstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ausgesprochen“ (#3,230), „beschäftigen“ (#3,232), „Atmosphäre“ (#3,229). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bekommst“ bei #3,231. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bekommst (IPA [bəˈkɔmst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,231 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bekommen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bekommst, with forms such as "bbekommst", "bekkommst", and "bekmomst". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "bekommt", "bekomm", "bekomme", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is bekommst, spelled B-E-K-O-M-M-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bekommen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbekommst
  • bekkommst
  • bekmomst
  • bekommsst
  • bekommstt
  • bekommts
  • bekomsmt
  • bekomst
  • beokmmst
  • bkeommst
  • ebkommst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbekommst1bekkommst1bekmomst2bekommsst1bekommstt1bekommts2bekomsmt2bekomst1
Edit distance from "bekommst"

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 "bekommst"?
"bekommst" is spelled B-E-K-O-M-M-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈkɔmst].
What does "bekommst" mean?
As a verb, "bekommst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bekommen
What words are commonly confused with "bekommst"?
"bekommst" is commonly confused with "bekommt", "bekomm", "bekomme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bekommst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bekommst" is [bəˈkɔmst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bekommst" come from?
"bekommst" 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 "bekommst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

absolute#3,227direkten#3,237Wachstum#3,221Fraktion#3,247

Similar misspelling depth

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

Sitzung11 variantsgeprägt11 variantsgewohnt11 variantsglaubst11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list