besitzt

[bəˈzɪt͡st]

/[bəˈzɪt͡st]/ verb

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The verdict

“besitzt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,840. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,840
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besitzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-besitzt · besitzt · German

besitzt · rank #1,840 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,840
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Beruf

Nearest frequency peer: Beruf (-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 „besitzt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „besitzt“ 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).

besitzt vs blitzt
71% similar
besitzt vs Besitz
71% similar
besitzt vs benutzt
71% similar

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

Key facts for besitzt
PropertyValue
Headwordbesitzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈzɪt͡st]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,840
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „besitzt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.besitztliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Beruf“ (#1,839), „Computer“ (#1,841), „Bekannte“ (#1,838). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „besitzt“ bei #1,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around besitzt (IPA [bəˈzɪt͡st]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,840 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for besitzt, with forms such as "bbesitzt", "beistzt", and "besittz". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "blitzt", "Besitz", "benutzt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is besitzt, spelled B-E-S-I-T-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besitzen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besitzen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besitzen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besitzen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbesitzt
  • beistzt
  • besittz
  • besittzt
  • besitztt
  • besitzzt
  • besiztt
  • bessitzt
  • bestizt
  • bseitzt
  • ebsitzt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of besitzt - 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.

bbesitzt1beistzt2besittz2besittzt1besitztt1besitzzt1besiztt2bessitzt1
Edit distance from "besitzt"

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 "besitzt"?
"besitzt" is spelled B-E-S-I-T-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzɪt͡st].
What does "besitzt" mean?
As a verb, "besitzt" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besitzen
What words are commonly confused with "besitzt"?
"besitzt" is commonly confused with "blitzt", "Besitz", "benutzt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "besitzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "besitzt" is [bəˈzɪt͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "besitzt" come from?
"besitzt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Fleisch#1,844fliegen#1,845standen#1,826spielte#1,825

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

verdammt11 variantsBahnhof11 variantsfordert11 variantswelchem11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list