besagen

[bəˈzaːɡn̩]

/[bəˈzaːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“besagen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,960. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,960
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bedeuten, zum Ausdruck bringen, beinhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-besagen · besagen · German

besagen · rank #29,960 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,960
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Belohnungen

Nearest frequency peer: Belohnungen (-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 „besagen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „besagen“ 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).

besagen vs Besen
57% similar
besagen vs besten
71% similar
besagen vs besagt
71% similar

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

Key facts for besagen
PropertyValue
Headwordbesagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈzaːɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,960
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „besagen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).besagenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Belohnungen“ (#29,959), „Betriebsräte“ (#29,961), „Bellevue“ (#29,958). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „besagen“ bei #29,960. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around besagen (IPA [bəˈzaːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,960 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "bedeuten, zum Ausdruck bringen, beinhalten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for besagen, with forms such as "bbesagen", "beasgen", and "besaegn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Besen", "besten", "besagt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is besagen, spelled B-E-S-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    bedeuten, zum Ausdruck bringen, beinhalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diese Ausführungen besagen, dass wir uns in Zukunft neu orientieren müssen.
  2. Außerdem besagten die Gutachten, dass das gesamte europäische Verkehrswegenetz und alle Entscheidungen in der Europäischen Union eine Integration des Transrapids in das europäische Eisenbahnnetz nicht zulassen.

This word in other languages

mean(English)querer decir(Español)vouloir dire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbesagen
  • beasgen
  • besaegn
  • besagenn
  • besaggen
  • besagne
  • besgaen
  • bessagen
  • bseagen
  • ebsagen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbesagen1beasgen2besaegn2besagenn1besaggen1besagne2besgaen2bessagen1
Edit distance from "besagen"

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 "besagen"?
"besagen" is spelled B-E-S-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzaːɡn̩].
What does "besagen" mean?
As a verb, "besagen" means: bedeuten, zum Ausdruck bringen, beinhalten
What words are commonly confused with "besagen"?
"besagen" is commonly confused with "Besen", "besten", "besagt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "besagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "besagen" is [bəˈzaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "besagen" come from?
"besagen" 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 "besagen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Blinker#29,969aufruft#29,938Anfälle#29,919Eintopf#30,017

Similar misspelling depth

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

auskommt10 variantsBrokkoli10 variantsBrunch10 variantsAnbeginn10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list