besessen
[bəˈzɛsn̩]
The verdict
“besessen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,190. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,190
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs besitzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-besessen · besessen · German
besessen · rank #11,190 · 11 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,190
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH Beseitigung
Nearest frequency peer: Beseitigung (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “besessen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Belange
Belange
88,814 corpus weight
- beschaffen
beschaffen
88,813 corpus weight
- Beseitigung
Beseitigung
88,812 corpus weight
- besessen
besessen
88,811 corpus weight
- Besprechung
Besprechung
88,810 corpus weight
- betrogen
betrogen
88,809 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “besessen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | besessen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈzɛsn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #11,190 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “besessen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around besessen (IPA [bəˈzɛsn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,190 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs besitzen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for besessen, with forms such as "bbesessen", "beesssen", and "besesen". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "beweisen", "besetzen", "befassen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is besessen, spelled B-E-S-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs besitzen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbesessen
- beesssen
- besesen
- besesesn
- besessenn
- besessne
- beseßen
- bessesen
- bessessen
- bseessen
- ebsessen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of besessen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "besessen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "besessen". Here's where to go from here.
- "besessen" maps to 6 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "beweisen". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #11,190 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "B" letter cohort. B–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.