beschritten

[bəˈʃʁɪtn̩]

/[bəˈʃʁɪtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“beschritten” is uncommon German (frequency #51,158 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,158
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beschreiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-beschritten · beschritten · German

beschritten · rank #51,158 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,158
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Berufswunsch

Nearest frequency peer: Berufswunsch (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „beschritten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „beschritten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for beschritten
PropertyValue
Headwordbeschritten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃʁɪtn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,158
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „beschritten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).beschrittenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Berufswunsch“ (#51,157), „beschwichtigen“ (#51,159), „beratenden“ (#51,156). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beschritten“ bei #51,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

beschritten is uncommon German at frequency #51,158 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈʃʁɪtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beschreiten".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for beschritten, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is beschritten, spelled B-E-S-C-H-R-I-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beschritten"?
"beschritten" is spelled B-E-S-C-H-R-I-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃʁɪtn̩].
What does "beschritten" mean?
As a verb, "beschritten" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beschreiten
How do you pronounce "beschritten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beschritten" is [bəˈʃʁɪtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beschritten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Balkanroute#51,139Brunsbüttel#51,183attackierte#51,119assimiliert#51,117

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list