beschäftigten

[bəˈʃɛftɪçtn̩]

/[bəˈʃɛftɪçtn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“beschäftigten” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,066. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,066
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschäftigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-beschaftigten · beschäftigten · German

beschäftigten · rank #5,066 · 21 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,066
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 72,680
  • PHOTO-FINISH Beschäftigte

Nearest frequency peer: Beschäftigte (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “beschäftigten”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “beschäftigten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

beschäftigten vs Beschäftigter
85% similar
beschäftigten vs beschäftigt
85% similar
beschäftigten vs beschäftige
85% similar

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

Key facts for beschäftigten
PropertyValue
Headwordbeschäftigten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈʃɛftɪçtn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#5,066
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “beschäftigten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). beschäftigten lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around beschäftigten (IPA [bəˈʃɛftɪçtn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,066 among 72,680 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for beschäftigten, with forms such as "bbeschäftigten", "becshäftigten", and "bescchäftigten". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Beschäftigter", "beschäftigt", "beschäftige", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is beschäftigten, spelled B-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-I-G-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschäftigt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschäftigt
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschäftigt
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschäftigt
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschäftigt
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschäftigt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschäftigt
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschäftigt
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschäftigt
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschäftigt
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschäftigt
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschäftigt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeschäftigten
  • becshäftigten
  • bescchäftigten
  • beschfätigten
  • beschhäftigten
  • beschäfftigten
  • beschäfitgten
  • beschäftgiten
  • beschäftigetn
  • beschäftiggten
  • beschäftigtenn
  • beschäftigtne
  • beschäftigtten
  • beschäftitgen
  • beschäfttigten
  • beschätfigten
  • bescähftigten
  • beshcäftigten
  • besschäftigten
  • bsechäftigten
  • ebschäftigten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beschäftigten - 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.

bbeschäftigten1becshäftigten2bescchäftigten1beschfätigten2beschhäftigten1beschäfftigten1beschäfitgten2beschäftgiten2
Edit distance from "beschäftigten"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beschäftigten"?
"beschäftigten" is spelled B-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-I-G-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃɛftɪçtn̩].
What does "beschäftigten" mean?
As an adjective, "beschäftigten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschäftigt
What words are commonly confused with "beschäftigten"?
"beschäftigten" is commonly confused with "Beschäftigter", "beschäftigt", "beschäftige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beschäftigten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beschäftigten" is [bəˈʃɛftɪçtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beschäftigten" come from?
"beschäftigten" 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 "beschäftigten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Demonstranten#5,072Weiterbildung#5,047Verpflichtung#5,038Universitäten#5,035

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

unterschreiben21 variantseingeschränkt21 variantsBeschäftigung21 variantsuntergebracht21 variants
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list