besetzten

Name: besetzten, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[bəˈzɛt͡stn̩]

/[bəˈzɛt͡stn̩]/ adj

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

The verdict

“besetzten” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,157 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#7,157
frequency rank, German: 9
letters: 14
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

besetzten vs besitzen

78% similar

besetzten vs besetztes

89% similar

besetzten vs besetzt

78% similar

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

Key facts for besetzten
Property	Value
Headword	besetzten
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[bəˈzɛt͡stn̩]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#7,157
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “besetzten” 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). besetzten lands here:

#7,157

#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 besetzten is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈzɛt͡stn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,157 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 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for besetzten, with forms such as "bbesetzten", "beestzten", and "besettzen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "besitzen", "besetztes", "besetzt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is besetzten, spelled B-E-S-E-T-Z-T-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbesetzten,beestzten,besettzen,besettzten,besetzetn,besetztenn,besetztne,besetztten,besetzzten,beseztten,bessetzten,bestezten,bseetzten,ebsetzten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of besetzten - 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 "besetzten"

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 "besetzten"?

"besetzten" is spelled B-E-S-E-T-Z-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzɛt͡stn̩].

What does "besetzten" mean?

As an adjective, "besetzten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs besetzt

What words are commonly confused with "besetzten"?

"besetzten" is commonly confused with "besitzen", "besetztes", "besetzt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "besetzten"?

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

What language does "besetzten" come from?

"besetzten" 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 “besetzten”

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

The one correct German spelling is B-E-S-E-T-Z-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [bəˈzɛt͡stn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “besitzen” - see the side-by-side comparison. besetzten vs besitzen
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.