beschreibt

[bəˈʃʁaɪ̯pt]

/[bəˈʃʁaɪ̯pt]/ verb

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The verdict

“beschreibt” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,583. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,583
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beschreiben

Corpus desk

Index DE-beschreibt · beschreibt · German

beschreibt · rank #2,583 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,583
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beobachten

Nearest frequency peer: beobachten (-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 „beschreibt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „beschreibt“ 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).

beschreibt vs beschreibe
90% similar
beschreibt vs beschreiben
82% similar

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

Key facts for beschreibt
PropertyValue
Headwordbeschreibt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃʁaɪ̯pt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,583
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beschreibt“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „beobachten“ (#2,582), „betroffen“ (#2,584), „Banken“ (#2,581). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beschreibt“ bei #2,583. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around beschreibt (IPA [bəˈʃʁaɪ̯pt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,583 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beschreiben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for beschreibt, with forms such as "bbeschreibt", "becshreibt", and "bescchreibt". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "beschreibe", "beschreiben", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is beschreibt, spelled B-E-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beschreiben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeschreibt
  • becshreibt
  • bescchreibt
  • bescheribt
  • beschhreibt
  • beschrebit
  • beschreibbt
  • beschreibtt
  • beschreitb
  • beschriebt
  • beschrreibt
  • bescrheibt
  • beshcreibt
  • besschreibt
  • bsechreibt
  • ebschreibt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbeschreibt1becshreibt2bescchreibt1bescheribt2beschhreibt1beschrebit2beschreibbt1beschreibtt1
Edit distance from "beschreibt"

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 "beschreibt"?
"beschreibt" is spelled B-E-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃʁaɪ̯pt].
What does "beschreibt" mean?
As a verb, "beschreibt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beschreiben
What words are commonly confused with "beschreibt"?
"beschreibt" is commonly confused with "beschreibe", "beschreiben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beschreibt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beschreibt" is [bəˈʃʁaɪ̯pt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beschreibt" come from?
"beschreibt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "beschreibt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

beobachten#2,582diejenigen#2,586Zustimmung#2,572verzichten#2,567

Similar misspelling depth

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

ausreichend16 variantsverheiratet16 variantsverbrechen16 variantsvorbereitet16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list