beschritten
[bəˈʃʁɪtn̩]
The verdict
“beschritten” is uncommon German (frequency #51,158 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,158
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beschreiten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | beschritten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈʃʁɪtn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #51,158 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “beschritten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
beschritten is uncommon German at frequency #51,158 among 72,680 “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
- 1Partizip 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.
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Using “beschritten”
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-T-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈʃʁɪtn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.