bestärkt

[bəˈʃtɛʁkt]

/[bəˈʃtɛʁkt]/ verb

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The verdict

“bestärkt” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,527. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,527
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestärken

Corpus desk

Index DE-bestarkt · bestärkt · German

bestärkt · rank #20,527 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,527
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bestellten

Nearest frequency peer: bestellten (-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 „bestärkt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bestärkt“ 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).

bestärkt vs bestückt
75% similar
bestärkt vs bestürzt
75% similar
bestärkt vs bestärken
78% similar

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

Key facts for bestärkt
PropertyValue
Headwordbestärkt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃtɛʁkt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,527
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bestärkt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).bestärktliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bestellten“ (#20,526), „Bettwäsche“ (#20,528), „besorgten“ (#20,525). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bestärkt“ bei #20,527. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around bestärkt (IPA [bəˈʃtɛʁkt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,527 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for bestärkt, with forms such as "bbestärkt", "besstärkt", and "besträkt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "bestückt", "bestürzt", "bestärken", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bestärkt, spelled B-E-S-T-Ä-R-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestärken
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestärken
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestärken

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbestärkt
  • besstärkt
  • besträkt
  • besttärkt
  • bestäkrt
  • bestärkkt
  • bestärktt
  • bestärrkt
  • bestärtk
  • besätrkt
  • betsärkt
  • bsetärkt
  • ebstärkt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bestärkt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbestärkt1besstärkt1besträkt2besttärkt1bestäkrt2bestärkkt1bestärktt1bestärrkt1
Edit distance from "bestärkt"

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 "bestärkt"?
"bestärkt" is spelled B-E-S-T-Ä-R-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtɛʁkt].
What does "bestärkt" mean?
As a verb, "bestärkt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestärken
What words are commonly confused with "bestärkt"?
"bestärkt" is commonly confused with "bestückt", "bestürzt", "bestärken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bestärkt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestärkt" is [bəˈʃtɛʁkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestärkt" come from?
"bestärkt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bankrott#20,517Chefarzt#20,548Arnsberg#20,503Anarchie#20,490

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

aussehende13 variantsAbleitung13 variantsüberquert13 variantsFestnetz13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list