bestach

[bəˈʃtaːx]

/[bəˈʃtaːx]/ verb

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The verdict

“bestach” is uncommon German (frequency #94,028 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,028
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bestechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bestach · bestach · German

bestach · rank #94,028 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,028
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Besserverdien…

Nearest frequency peer: Besserverdiener (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „bestach“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „bestach“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bestach
PropertyValue
Headwordbestach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃtaːx]
Letters7
Frequency rank#94,028
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bestach“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).bestachfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Besserverdiener“ (#94,027), „bestechlich“ (#94,029), „besinnliches“ (#94,026). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bestach“ bei #94,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bestach is uncommon German at frequency #94,028 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈʃtaːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bestach, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bestach, spelled B-E-S-T-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bestechen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bestechen

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 "bestach"?
"bestach" is spelled B-E-S-T-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtaːx].
What does "bestach" mean?
As a verb, "bestach" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bestechen
How do you pronounce "bestach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestach" is [bəˈʃtaːx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestach" come from?
"bestach" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bliesen#94,045beerben#94,009Ausrufe#93,982Cambrai#94,076

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list