besiegt

[bəˈziːkt]

/[bəˈziːkt]/ adj

The verdict

“besiegt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,770. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,770
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sportlich beziehungsweise militärisch bezwungen, eine Niederlage einsteckend

Corpus desk

Index DE-besiegt · besiegt · German

besiegt · rank #6,770 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,770
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beschweren

Nearest frequency peer: beschweren (-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 „besiegt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „besiegt“ 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).

besiegt vs biegt
71% similar
besiegt vs bewegt
71% similar
besiegt vs besteht
71% similar

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

Key facts for besiegt
PropertyValue
Headwordbesiegt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈziːkt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,770
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „besiegt“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „beschweren“ (#6,769), „besprechen“ (#6,771), „Belege“ (#6,768). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „besiegt“ bei #6,770. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around besiegt (IPA [bəˈziːkt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,770 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sportlich beziehungsweise militärisch bezwungen, eine Niederlage einsteckend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for besiegt, with forms such as "bbesiegt", "beisegt", and "beseigt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "biegt", "bewegt", "besteht", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is besiegt, spelled B-E-S-I-E-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sportlich beziehungsweise militärisch bezwungen, eine Niederlage einsteckend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how besiegt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Angesichts der begrenzten industriellen Kapazitäten des Deutschen Reiches […] war es naheliegend, auch Waffen und Ausrüstung besiegter Armeen als Kriegsbeute in den eigenen Streitkräften zu verwenden.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbesiegt
  • beisegt
  • beseigt
  • besieggt
  • besiegtt
  • besietg
  • besiget
  • bessiegt
  • bseiegt
  • ebsiegt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of besiegt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbesiegt1beisegt2beseigt2besieggt1besiegtt1besietg2besiget2bessiegt1
Edit distance from "besiegt"

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 "besiegt"?
"besiegt" is spelled B-E-S-I-E-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈziːkt].
What does "besiegt" mean?
As an adjective, "besiegt" means: sportlich beziehungsweise militärisch bezwungen, eine Niederlage einsteckend
What words are commonly confused with "besiegt"?
"besiegt" is commonly confused with "biegt", "bewegt", "besteht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "besiegt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "besiegt" is [bəˈziːkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "besiegt" come from?
"besiegt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list