beschreiben

[bəˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]

/[bəˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“beschreiben” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,712. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,712
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Schriftstück oder Objekt mit Text versehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-beschreiben · beschreiben · German

beschreiben · rank #3,712 · 16 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,712
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH begründet

Nearest frequency peer: begründet (-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 „beschreiben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beschreiben“ 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).

beschreiben vs beschreibt
82% similar
beschreiben vs beschrieben
82% similar
beschreiben vs beschreiten
91% similar

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

Key facts for beschreiben
PropertyValue
Headwordbeschreiben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#3,712
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beschreiben“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).beschreibenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „begründet“ (#3,711), „Bundes“ (#3,713), „Bachelor“ (#3,710). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beschreiben“ bei #3,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around beschreiben (IPA [bəˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,712 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for beschreiben, with forms such as "bbeschreiben", "becshreiben", and "bescchreiben". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "beschreibt", "beschrieben", "beschreiten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is beschreiben, spelled B-E-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Schriftstück oder Objekt mit Text versehen
  2. 2
    einen Sachverhalt in Worten wiedergeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er beschrieb den Block innerhalb kurzer Zeit.
  2. Nach dem Unfall beschrieb das Opfer den Sachverhalt.

Synonyms

beschmierenerklärenerläutern

This word in other languages

describe(English)escribir(Español)écrire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeschreiben
  • becshreiben
  • bescchreiben
  • bescheriben
  • beschhreiben
  • beschrebien
  • beschreibben
  • beschreibenn
  • beschreibne
  • beschreiebn
  • beschrreiben
  • bescrheiben
  • beshcreiben
  • besschreiben
  • bsechreiben
  • ebschreiben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbeschreiben1becshreiben2bescchreiben1bescheriben2beschhreiben1beschrebien2beschreibben1beschreibenn1
Edit distance from "beschreiben"

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 "beschreiben"?
"beschreiben" is spelled B-E-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩].
What does "beschreiben" mean?
As a verb, "beschreiben" means: ein Schriftstück oder Objekt mit Text versehen
What words are commonly confused with "beschreiben"?
"beschreiben" is commonly confused with "beschreibt", "beschrieben", "beschreiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beschreiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beschreiben" is [bəˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beschreiben" come from?
"beschreiben" 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 "beschreiben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Architektur#3,705Erwachsenen#3,725feststellen#3,730menschliche#3,674

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Regensburg16 variantsprofitieren16 variantsausgestattet16 variantsÖsterreicher16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list