beneiden

[bəˈnaɪ̯dn̩]

/[bəˈnaɪ̯dn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“beneiden” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,026. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,026
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - neidisch sein; etwas haben wollen, das ein anderer hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-beneiden · beneiden · German

beneiden · rank #29,026 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,026
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH belagert

Nearest frequency peer: belagert (-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 „beneiden“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beneiden“ 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).

beneiden vs bereden
75% similar
beneiden vs beweisen
75% similar
beneiden vs bereiten
75% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beneiden“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).beneidenliegt 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: „belagert“ (#29,025), „Berchtesgaden“ (#29,027), „Beauftragter“ (#29,024). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beneiden“ bei #29,026. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around beneiden (IPA [bəˈnaɪ̯dn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,026 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "neidisch sein; etwas haben wollen, das ein anderer hat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for beneiden, with forms such as "bbeneiden", "beeniden", and "benedien". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is beneiden, spelled B-E-N-E-I-D-E-N.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich beneide Matze für seinen Optimismus.
  2. „[…] es sind seit 2015 1,4 Millionen Flüchtlinge dazugekommen. Was wir, auch darum beneidet uns der Rest der Welt übrigens, dann doch erstaunlich gut verkraften, wenn man mal ehrlich ist.“

This word in other languages

envy(English)envier(Français)invejar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeneiden
  • beeniden
  • benedien
  • beneidden
  • beneidenn
  • beneidne
  • beneiedn
  • benieden
  • benneiden
  • bneeiden
  • ebneiden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beneiden - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbeneiden1beeniden2benedien2beneidden1beneidenn1beneidne2beneiedn2benieden2
Edit distance from "beneiden"

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 "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'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 "beneiden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

belagert#29,025Badehose#29,020bestünde#29,034ausbrach#29,015

Similar misspelling depth

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

aufzeigt11 variantsBlutbad11 variantsBöttcher11 variantschapman11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list