bespannt

[bəˈʃpant]

/[bəˈʃpant]/ verb

The verdict

“bespannt” is uncommon German (frequency #71,151 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,151
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bespannen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bespannt · bespannt · German

bespannt · rank #71,151 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,151
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 72,680
  • PHOTO-FINISH Berufssoldaten

Nearest frequency peer: Berufssoldaten (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “bespannt”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “bespannt” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for bespannt
PropertyValue
Headwordbespannt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃpant]
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,151
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bespannt” 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). bespannt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bespannt is uncommon German at frequency #71,151 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈʃpant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bespannen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bespannt, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bespannt, spelled B-E-S-P-A-N-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bespannen

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bespannt"?
"bespannt" is spelled B-E-S-P-A-N-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃpant].
What does "bespannt" mean?
As a verb, "bespannt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bespannen
How do you pronounce "bespannt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bespannt" is [bəˈʃpant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bespannt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list