bestatten

[bəˈʃtatn̩]

/[bəˈʃtatn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“bestatten” is an uncommon German word, ranked #60,413 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#60,413
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einen Verstorbenen beerdigen, einen Leichnam beisetzen

Key facts for bestatten
PropertyValue
Headwordbestatten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃtatn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,413
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bestatten” 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). bestatten lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bestatten is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʃtatn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,413 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "einen Verstorbenen beerdigen, einen Leichnam beisetzen".

No misspelling variants are generated for bestatten in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is bestatten, spelled B-E-S-T-A-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Verstorbenen beerdigen, einen Leichnam beisetzen

Synonyms

beerdigenbeisetzenbegraben

This word in other languages

bury(English)enterrar(Español)inhumer(Français)enterrar(Português)

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 "bestatten"?
"bestatten" is spelled B-E-S-T-A-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtatn̩].
What does "bestatten" mean?
As a verb, "bestatten" means: einen Verstorbenen beerdigen, einen Leichnam beisetzen
How do you pronounce "bestatten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestatten" is [bəˈʃtatn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestatten" come from?
"bestatten" 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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Using “bestatten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-S-T-A-T-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈʃtatn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list