bescheren
[bəˈʃeːʁən]
The verdict
“bescheren” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #25,919 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #25,919
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandem etwas an Weihnachten (Heiligabend) zum Geschenk machen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bescheren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈʃeːʁən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #25,919 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bescheren” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for bescheren is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʃeːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,919 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for bescheren, with forms such as "bbescheren", "becsheren", and "besccheren". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "besseren", "beschert", "Besuchern", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is bescheren, spelled B-E-S-C-H-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem etwas an Weihnachten (Heiligabend) zum Geschenk machen
- 2an einen bestimmten (besonders innerfamiliären) Personenkreis die Weihnachtsgeschenke verteilen
- 3jemanden zu Weihnachten (Heiligabend) mit Gaben, einem Geschenk bedenken
- 4jemandem Geschenke (besonders auf förmliche oder feierliche Weise) übergeben
- 5jemandem etwas zuteilwerden lassen
- 6auch jemandem etwas einbringen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbescheren,becsheren,besccheren,bescehren,bescheern,bescherenn,bescherne,bescherren,beschheren,beschreen,beshceren,besscheren,bsecheren,ebscheren
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bescheren - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “bescheren”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-S-C-H-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈʃeːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “besseren” - see the side-by-side comparison. bescheren vs besseren
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.