besprechen

[bəˈʃpʁɛçn̩]

/[bəˈʃpʁɛçn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“besprechen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,771. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,771
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gemeinsam einen Sachverhalt diskutieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-besprechen · besprechen · German

besprechen · rank #6,771 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,771
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH besiegt

Nearest frequency peer: besiegt (-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 „besprechen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „besprechen“ 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).

besprechen vs bestechen
80% similar
besprechen vs besprochen
90% similar
besprechen vs Besprechung
73% similar

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

Key facts for besprechen
PropertyValue
Headwordbesprechen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃpʁɛçn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,771
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „besprechen“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „besiegt“ (#6,770), „binden“ (#6,772), „beschweren“ (#6,769). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „besprechen“ bei #6,771. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around besprechen (IPA [bəˈʃpʁɛçn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,771 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for besprechen, with forms such as "bbesprechen", "bepsrechen", and "besperchen". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "bestechen", "besprochen", "Besprechung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is besprechen, spelled B-E-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    gemeinsam einen Sachverhalt diskutieren
  2. 2
    magische Formeln auf etwas anwenden
  3. 3
    auf Tonband aufnehmen
  4. 4
    Kritik über ein Buch oder einen Film schreiben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man sitzt im Konferenzzimmer und bespricht das neue Projekt.
  2. „Auf dem Thing besprechen sie Gesetze, schlichten Streitigkeiten in ihrer Region.“

Synonyms

diskutierenverhandelnrezensieren

This word in other languages

discuss(English)discutir(Español)discuter(Français)discutir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbesprechen
  • bepsrechen
  • besperchen
  • bespprechen
  • besprcehen
  • besprecchen
  • besprecehn
  • besprechenn
  • besprechhen
  • besprechne
  • besprehcen
  • besprrechen
  • besrpechen
  • bessprechen
  • bseprechen
  • ebsprechen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbesprechen1bepsrechen2besperchen2bespprechen1besprcehen2besprecchen1besprecehn2besprechenn1
Edit distance from "besprechen"

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 "besprechen"?
"besprechen" is spelled B-E-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃpʁɛçn̩].
What does "besprechen" mean?
As a verb, "besprechen" means: gemeinsam einen Sachverhalt diskutieren
What words are commonly confused with "besprechen"?
"besprechen" is commonly confused with "bestechen", "besprochen", "Besprechung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "besprechen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "besprechen" is [bəˈʃpʁɛçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "besprechen" come from?
"besprechen" 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 "besprechen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

beschweren#6,769Bekämpfung#6,767begründete#6,766Auftauchen#6,760

Similar misspelling depth

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

weitergehen16 variantsVertretern16 variantshierzulande16 variantsumfassenden16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list