beneiden

/[bəˈnaɪ̯dn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,026

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

beneiden is aGermanverb. It means: neidisch sein; etwas haben wollen, das ein anderer hat Pronounced [bəˈnaɪ̯dn̩]. Often confused with bereden and beweisen.

Key facts for beneiden
PropertyValue
Headwordbeneiden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈnaɪ̯dn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,026
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for beneiden is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈnaɪ̯dn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,026 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "neidisch sein; etwas haben wollen, das ein anderer hat".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for beneiden, with forms such as "bbeneiden", "beeniden", and "benedien". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "bereden", "beweisen", "bereiten", 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 beneiden, spelled B-E-N-E-I-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    neidisch sein; etwas haben wollen, das ein anderer hat

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbeneiden,beeniden,benedien,beneidden,beneidenn,beneidne,beneiedn,benieden,benneiden,bneeiden,ebneiden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for beneiden

Misspelling Variants of "beneiden"

bbeneiden9beeniden8benedien8beneidden9beneidenn9beneidne8beneiedn8benieden8
Misspelling Variants of "beneiden"

Frequency rank: #29,026 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beneiden"?
"beneiden" is spelled B-E-N-E-I-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈnaɪ̯dn̩].
What does "beneiden" mean?
As a verb, "beneiden" means: neidisch sein; etwas haben wollen, das ein anderer hat
What words are commonly confused with "beneiden"?
"beneiden" is commonly confused with "bereden", "beweisen", "bereiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beneiden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beneiden" is [bəˈnaɪ̯dn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beneiden" come from?
"beneiden" 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.