beschriebenen

Name: beschriebenen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[bəˈʃʁiːbənən]

/[bəˈʃʁiːbənən]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“beschriebenen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #9,158 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#9,158
frequency rank, German: 13
letters: 20
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschrieben

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

beschriebenen vs beschrieben

85% similar

beschriebenen vs beschriebene

92% similar

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

Key facts for beschriebenen
Property	Value
Headword	beschriebenen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[bəˈʃʁiːbənən]
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#9,158
Misspellings tracked	20
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “beschriebenen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). beschriebenen lands here:

#9,158

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for beschriebenen is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʃʁiːbənən]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,158 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for beschriebenen, with forms such as "bbeschriebenen", "becshriebenen", and "bescchriebenen". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "beschrieben", "beschriebene", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is beschriebenen, spelled B-E-S-C-H-R-I-E-B-E-N-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschrieben
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschrieben
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschrieben
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschrieben
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschrieben
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschrieben
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschrieben
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschrieben
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschrieben
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschrieben
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschrieben
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschrieben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbeschriebenen,becshriebenen,bescchriebenen,beschhriebenen,beschirebenen,beschreibenen,beschribeenen,beschriebbenen,beschriebeenn,beschriebenenn,beschriebenne,beschriebennen,beschriebneen,beschrieebnen,beschrriebenen,bescrhiebenen,beshcriebenen,besschriebenen,bsechriebenen,ebschriebenen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beschriebenen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "beschriebenen"

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 "beschriebenen"?

"beschriebenen" is spelled B-E-S-C-H-R-I-E-B-E-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃʁiːbənən].

What does "beschriebenen" mean?

As an adjective, "beschriebenen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschrieben

What words are commonly confused with "beschriebenen"?

"beschriebenen" is commonly confused with "beschrieben", "beschriebene". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "beschriebenen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beschriebenen" is [bəˈʃʁiːbənən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "beschriebenen" come from?

"beschriebenen" 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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Using “beschriebenen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is B-E-S-C-H-R-I-E-B-E-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [bəˈʃʁiːbənən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “beschrieben” - see the side-by-side comparison. beschriebenen vs beschrieben
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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.