beschleunigen

[bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡn̩]

/[bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“beschleunigen” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,431. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,431
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Geschwindigkeit erhöhen, schneller werden lassen; schneller werden; ein bestimmtes Beschleunigungsvermögen haben

Corpus desk

Index DE-beschleunigen · beschleunigen · German

beschleunigen · rank #10,431 · 20 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,431
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beruhen

Nearest frequency peer: beruhen (-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 „beschleunigen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beschleunigen“ 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).

beschleunigen vs beschleunigt
85% similar
beschleunigen vs beschleunigte
85% similar
beschleunigen vs Beschleunigung
79% similar

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

Key facts for beschleunigen
PropertyValue
Headwordbeschleunigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#10,431
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beschleunigen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.beschleunigenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „beruhen“ (#10,430), „Berner“ (#10,429), „Beschlüsse“ (#10,433). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beschleunigen“ bei #10,431. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around beschleunigen (IPA [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,431 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for beschleunigen, with forms such as "bbeschleunigen", "becshleunigen", and "bescchleunigen". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "beschleunigt", "beschleunigte", "Beschleunigung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 beschleunigen, spelled B-E-S-C-H-L-E-U-N-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Geschwindigkeit erhöhen, schneller werden lassen; schneller werden; ein bestimmtes Beschleunigungsvermögen haben
  2. 2
    dafür sorgen, dass etwas früher geschieht, schneller vonstattengeht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Damit du wirklich effektiv trainierst, musst du deinen Schritt beschleunigen.
  2. Wenn ich jetzt noch beschleunige, überschreite ich die erlaubte Höchstgeschwindigkeit.

Antonyms

verzögernentschleunigenverzögern

This word in other languages

accelerate(English)acelerar(Español)accélérer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeschleunigen
  • becshleunigen
  • bescchleunigen
  • beschelunigen
  • beschhleunigen
  • beschlenuigen
  • beschleuingen
  • beschleungien
  • beschleuniegn
  • beschleunigenn
  • beschleuniggen
  • beschleunigne
  • beschleunnigen
  • beschlleunigen
  • beschluenigen
  • besclheunigen
  • beshcleunigen
  • besschleunigen
  • bsechleunigen
  • ebschleunigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbeschleunigen1becshleunigen2bescchleunigen1beschelunigen2beschhleunigen1beschlenuigen2beschleuingen2beschleungien2
Edit distance from "beschleunigen"

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 "beschleunigen"?
"beschleunigen" is spelled B-E-S-C-H-L-E-U-N-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡn̩].
What does "beschleunigen" mean?
As a verb, "beschleunigen" means: die Geschwindigkeit erhöhen, schneller werden lassen; schneller werden; ein bestimmtes Beschleunigungsvermögen haben
What words are commonly confused with "beschleunigen"?
"beschleunigen" is commonly confused with "beschleunigt", "beschleunigte", "Beschleunigung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beschleunigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beschleunigen" is [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beschleunigen" come from?
"beschleunigen" 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 "beschleunigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

bedeutendsten#10,426Arbeitsgruppe#10,418erforderliche#10,464versehentlich#10,391

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

verpflichten20 variantsschlechteste20 variantsBekanntschaft20 variantsChefredakteur20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list