beschleunigen

/[bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

13 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,431

in German word usage

Misspellings

20

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

beschleunigen is aGermanverb. It means: die Geschwindigkeit erhöhen, schneller werden lassen; schneller werden; ein bestimmtes Beschleunigungsvermögen haben Pronounced [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. Often confused with beschleunigt and beschleunigte.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of beschleunigen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for beschleunigen is 13 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,431 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 20 documented wrong-spelling variants for beschleunigen, with forms such as "bbeschleunigen", "becshleunigen", and "bescchleunigen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is beschleunigen, spelled B-E-S-C-H-L-E-U-N-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for beschleunigen

Misspelling Variants of "beschleunigen"

bbeschleunigen14becshleunigen13bescchleunigen14beschelunigen13beschhleunigen14beschlenuigen13beschleuingen13beschleungien13
Misspelling Variants of "beschleunigen"

Frequency rank: #10,431 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.