beraten

[bəˈʁaːtn̩]

/[bəˈʁaːtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“beraten” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,024. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,024
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Vorschlag dazu machen, was eine Person tun oder lassen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-beraten · beraten · German

beraten · rank #4,024 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,024
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH begleiten

Nearest frequency peer: begleiten (-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 „beraten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beraten“ 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).

beraten vs beten
71% similar
beraten vs besten
71% similar
beraten vs bergen
71% similar

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

Key facts for beraten
PropertyValue
Headwordberaten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʁaːtn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,024
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beraten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).beratenliegt 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: „begleiten“ (#4,023), „bereitet“ (#4,025), „bedient“ (#4,022). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beraten“ bei #4,024. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around beraten (IPA [bəˈʁaːtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,024 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for beraten, with forms such as "bberaten", "bearten", and "beraetn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "beten", "besten", "bergen", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is beraten, spelled B-E-R-A-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Vorschlag dazu machen, was eine Person tun oder lassen kann
  2. 2
    mit anderen über ein Problem sprechen, mit dem Ziel zu einer Lösung zu kommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Du lässt dich einfach nicht angemessen beraten.
  2. Gerne sind wir für Sie in beratender Funktion tätig.

Synonyms

empfehlennahelegenvorschlagenausdiskutierenberatschlagenbesprechendiskutierenerörternkonferierenverhandeln

This word in other languages

advise(English)aconsejar(Español)conseiller(Français)aconselhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bberaten
  • bearten
  • beraetn
  • beratenn
  • beratne
  • beratten
  • berraten
  • bertaen
  • breaten
  • ebraten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beraten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bberaten1bearten2beraetn2beratenn1beratne2beratten1berraten1bertaen2
Edit distance from "beraten"

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 "beraten"?
"beraten" is spelled B-E-R-A-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʁaːtn̩].
What does "beraten" mean?
As a verb, "beraten" means: einen Vorschlag dazu machen, was eine Person tun oder lassen kann
What words are commonly confused with "beraten"?
"beraten" is commonly confused with "beten", "besten", "bergen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beraten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beraten" is [bəˈʁaːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beraten" come from?
"beraten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "beraten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bedient#4,022Austria#4,021anrufen#4,017dreimal#4,032

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Vorlage10 variantsgeboten10 variantshiermit10 variantsSymbol10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list