bemalen

/[bəˈmaːlən]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,066

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

bemalen is aGermanverb. It means: mit Malereien verzieren, dekorieren Pronounced [bəˈmaːlən]. Often confused with bemalt and beulen.

Key facts for bemalen
PropertyValue
Headwordbemalen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈmaːlən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,066
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of bemalen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bemalen is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈmaːlən]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,066 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for bemalen, with forms such as "bbemalen", "beamlen", and "bemaeln". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "bemalt", "beulen", "beraten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is bemalen, spelled B-E-M-A-L-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Malereien verzieren, dekorieren
  2. 2
    Farbe mit einem Pinsel aufbringen, vollflächig mit Farbe versehen
  3. 3
    (zu viel) Schminke auftragen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbemalen,beamlen,bemaeln,bemalenn,bemallen,bemalne,bemlaen,bemmalen,bmealen,ebmalen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bemalen

Misspelling Variants of "bemalen"

bbemalen8beamlen7bemaeln7bemalenn8bemallen8bemalne7bemlaen7bemmalen8
Misspelling Variants of "bemalen"

Frequency rank: #41,066 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bemalen"?
"bemalen" is spelled B-E-M-A-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈmaːlən].
What does "bemalen" mean?
As a verb, "bemalen" means: mit Malereien verzieren, dekorieren
What words are commonly confused with "bemalen"?
"bemalen" is commonly confused with "bemalt", "beulen", "beraten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bemalen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bemalen" is [bəˈmaːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bemalen" come from?
"bemalen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.