bespannen

[bəˈʃpanən]

/[bəˈʃpanən]/ verb

The verdict

“bespannen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Gegenstand mit einem meist elastischen Material, zum Beispiel Stoff oder auch Saiten, beziehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bespannen · bespannen · German

bespannen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for bespannen
PropertyValue
Headwordbespannen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃpanən]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bespannen“ im Deutschen

bespannenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bespannen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈʃpanən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for bespannen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is bespannen, spelled B-E-S-P-A-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Gegenstand mit einem meist elastischen Material, zum Beispiel Stoff oder auch Saiten, beziehen
  2. 2
    vor einem zu ziehenden Fahrzeug die Zugtiere in das Geschirr nehmen (spannen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Anstatt eine Wand zu streichen, kann man sie auch mit Stofffeldern bespannen.
  2. Wir bespannen den Balsa-Rumpf des Modellflugzeugs mit Seidenpapier.

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bespannen"?
"bespannen" is spelled B-E-S-P-A-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃpanən].
What does "bespannen" mean?
As a verb, "bespannen" means: einen Gegenstand mit einem meist elastischen Material, zum Beispiel Stoff oder auch Saiten, beziehen
How do you pronounce "bespannen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bespannen" is [bəˈʃpanən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bespannen" come from?
"bespannen" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list