besagter

[bəˈzaːktɐ]

/[bəˈzaːktɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“besagter” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,471. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,471
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besagt

Corpus desk

Index DE-besagter · besagter · German

besagter · rank #33,471 · 12 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,471
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Berufstätigke…

Nearest frequency peer: Berufstätigkeit (-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 „besagter“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „besagter“ 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).

besagter vs bester
75% similar
besagter vs Besatzer
63% similar
besagter vs Bestatter
67% similar

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

Key facts for besagter
PropertyValue
Headwordbesagter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈzaːktɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,471
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „besagter“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.besagterliegt 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: „Berufstätigkeit“ (#33,470), „Betriebsleiter“ (#33,472), „berufstätig“ (#33,469). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „besagter“ bei #33,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around besagter (IPA [bəˈzaːktɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,471 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for besagter, with forms such as "bbesagter", "beasgter", and "besagetr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "bester", "Besatzer", "Bestatter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 besagter, spelled B-E-S-A-G-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besagt
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besagt
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besagt
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besagt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besagt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbesagter
  • beasgter
  • besagetr
  • besaggter
  • besagterr
  • besagtre
  • besagtter
  • besatger
  • besgater
  • bessagter
  • bseagter
  • ebsagter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbesagter1beasgter2besagetr2besaggter1besagterr1besagtre2besagtter1besatger2
Edit distance from "besagter"

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 "besagter"?
"besagter" is spelled B-E-S-A-G-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzaːktɐ].
What does "besagter" mean?
As an adjective, "besagter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besagt
What words are commonly confused with "besagter"?
"besagter" is commonly confused with "bester", "Besatzer", "Bestatter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "besagter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "besagter" is [bəˈzaːktɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "besagter" come from?
"besagter" 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 "besagter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Behebung#33,464bedurfte#33,460Backhaus#33,455avengers#33,453

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Auktionen12 variantsabsurdum12 variantsAbgleich12 variantsabgefüllt12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list