bescheiden

[bəˈʃaɪ̯dn̩]

/[bəˈʃaɪ̯dn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“bescheiden” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,690
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zurückhaltend; seine Erfolge oder sein Können in Erzählungen schmälernd oder nicht erwähnend

Corpus desk

Index DE-bescheiden · bescheiden · German

bescheiden · rank #9,690 · 14 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,690
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bell

Nearest frequency peer: bell (-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 „bescheiden“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bescheiden“ 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).

bescheiden vs bescheren
80% similar
bescheiden vs beschieden
80% similar
bescheiden vs beschenken
80% similar

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

Key facts for bescheiden
PropertyValue
Headwordbescheiden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈʃaɪ̯dn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,690
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bescheiden“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bell“ (#9,689), „beschissen“ (#9,691), „beibehalten“ (#9,688). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bescheiden“ bei #9,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around bescheiden (IPA [bəˈʃaɪ̯dn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,690 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for bescheiden, with forms such as "bbescheiden", "becsheiden", and "besccheiden". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "bescheren", "beschieden", "beschenken", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 bescheiden, spelled B-E-S-C-H-E-I-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zurückhaltend; seine Erfolge oder sein Können in Erzählungen schmälernd oder nicht erwähnend
  2. 2
    einfach, schlicht und ohne großen Luxus
  3. 3
    anstelle von scheiße oder beschissen benutzt, als weniger vulgäre Variante zu verstehen, weil sonst eine Strafe oder Verwarnung drohen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Obwohl er der Beste von allen ist, bleibt er stets bescheiden.
  2. Willkommen in meinem bescheidenen Heim.

Synonyms

zurückhaltendschlichtanspruchslosunluxuriösunprätentiösbeschissenschlechtuncool

Antonyms

prahlendangeberischunbescheidenprachtvollluxuriöstollcool

This word in other languages

modest(English)modesto(Español)modeste(Français)modesto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbescheiden
  • becsheiden
  • besccheiden
  • bescehiden
  • beschedien
  • bescheidden
  • bescheidenn
  • bescheidne
  • bescheiedn
  • beschheiden
  • beshceiden
  • besscheiden
  • bsecheiden
  • ebscheiden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbescheiden1becsheiden2besccheiden1bescehiden2beschedien2bescheidden1bescheidenn1bescheidne2
Edit distance from "bescheiden"

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 "bescheiden"?
"bescheiden" is spelled B-E-S-C-H-E-I-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃaɪ̯dn̩].
What does "bescheiden" mean?
As an adjective, "bescheiden" means: zurückhaltend; seine Erfolge oder sein Können in Erzählungen schmälernd oder nicht erwähnend
What words are commonly confused with "bescheiden"?
"bescheiden" is commonly confused with "bescheren", "beschieden", "beschenken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bescheiden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bescheiden" is [bəˈʃaɪ̯dn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bescheiden" come from?
"bescheiden" 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 "bescheiden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beschissen#9,691eindeutige#9,704anzufangen#9,675aneinander#9,673

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Anbindung14 variantserfolglos14 variantsfestlegen14 variantsVorurteile14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list