beköstigen

[bəˈkœstɪɡn̩]

/[bəˈkœstɪɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“beköstigen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verpflegung geben, über eine gewisse Zeit mit Essen (Kost) versorgen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bekostigen · beköstigen · German

beköstigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for beköstigen
PropertyValue
Headwordbeköstigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈkœstɪɡn̩]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „beköstigen“ im Deutschen

beköstigenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

beköstigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈkœstɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verpflegung geben, über eine gewisse Zeit mit Essen (Kost) versorgen".

beköstigen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is beköstigen, spelled B-E-K-Ö-S-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verpflegung geben, über eine gewisse Zeit mit Essen (Kost) versorgen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auch für Breslau ist das a priori nicht zu erwarten, da die höchstmögliche Zahl von 300 täglich beköstigten Kindern an den statistischen Ziffern einer Halbmillìonenstadt fast spurlos vorübergehen muß.“
  2. „Das Kloster beköstigte die Leute.“

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beköstigen"?
"beköstigen" is spelled B-E-K-Ö-S-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈkœstɪɡn̩].
What does "beköstigen" mean?
As a verb, "beköstigen" means: Verpflegung geben, über eine gewisse Zeit mit Essen (Kost) versorgen
How do you pronounce "beköstigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beköstigen" is [bəˈkœstɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beköstigen" come from?
"beköstigen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list