besichtigt

[bəˈzɪçtɪçt]

/[bəˈzɪçtɪçt]/ verb

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The verdict

“besichtigt” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,934. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,934
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besichtigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-besichtigt · besichtigt · German

besichtigt · rank #16,934 · 16 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,934
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Beschuss

Nearest frequency peer: Beschuss (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „besichtigt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „besichtigt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

besichtigt vs bezichtigt
90% similar
besichtigt vs berechtigt
80% similar
besichtigt vs berüchtigt
80% similar

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

Key facts for besichtigt
PropertyValue
Headwordbesichtigt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈzɪçtɪçt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,934
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „besichtigt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).besichtigtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Beschuss“ (#16,933), „beunruhigt“ (#16,935), „Beschuldigten“ (#16,932). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „besichtigt“ bei #16,934. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around besichtigt (IPA [bəˈzɪçtɪçt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,934 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for besichtigt, with forms such as "bbesichtigt", "beischtigt", and "bescihtigt". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "bezichtigt", "berechtigt", "berüchtigt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is besichtigt, spelled B-E-S-I-C-H-T-I-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besichtigen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besichtigen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besichtigen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbesichtigt
  • beischtigt
  • bescihtigt
  • besicchtigt
  • besichhtigt
  • besichitgt
  • besichtgit
  • besichtiggt
  • besichtigtt
  • besichtitg
  • besichttigt
  • besicthigt
  • besihctigt
  • bessichtigt
  • bseichtigt
  • ebsichtigt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of besichtigt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbesichtigt1beischtigt2bescihtigt2besicchtigt1besichhtigt1besichitgt2besichtgit2besichtiggt1
Edit distance from "besichtigt"

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 "besichtigt"?
"besichtigt" is spelled B-E-S-I-C-H-T-I-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzɪçtɪçt].
What does "besichtigt" mean?
As a verb, "besichtigt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besichtigen
What words are commonly confused with "besichtigt"?
"besichtigt" is commonly confused with "bezichtigt", "berechtigt", "berüchtigt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "besichtigt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "besichtigt" is [bəˈzɪçtɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "besichtigt" come from?
"besichtigt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beunruhigt#16,935bezweifelt#16,937belästigen#16,929beleuchten#16,928

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

anzuerkennen16 variantsAnlaufstelle16 variantseingefangen16 variantsAlkoholiker16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list