beschreitet
[bəˈʃʁaɪ̯tət]
The verdict
“beschreitet” is uncommon German (frequency #82,570 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,570
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beschreiten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | beschreitet |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈʃʁaɪ̯tət] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #82,570 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “beschreitet” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
beschreitet is uncommon German at frequency #82,570 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈʃʁaɪ̯tət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
beschreitet doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 beschreitet, spelled B-E-S-C-H-R-E-I-T-E-T.
Definition
- 12. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beschreiten
- 23. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beschreiten
- 32. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beschreiten
- 42. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beschreiten
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 “beschreitet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-S-C-H-R-E-I-T-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.