bespritzt
[bəˈʃpʁɪt͡st]
The verdict
“bespritzt” is uncommon German (frequency #73,308 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,308
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durch eine Flüssigkeit befeuchtet oder nass gemacht;
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bespritzt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bəˈʃpʁɪt͡st] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #73,308 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bespritzt” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bespritzt is uncommon German at frequency #73,308 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bəˈʃpʁɪt͡st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bespritzt, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is bespritzt, spelled B-E-S-P-R-I-T-Z-T.
Definition
- 1durch eine Flüssigkeit befeuchtet oder nass gemacht;
- 2durch eine Flüssigkeit befeuchtet oder nass gemacht;
- 3durch eine Flüssigkeit beschmutzt
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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Using “bespritzt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-S-P-R-I-T-Z-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈʃpʁɪt͡st] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.