Bestatter

[bəˈʃtatɐ]

/[bəˈʃtatɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bestatter” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,832. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,832
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Berufsbild, Unternehmer, der verstorbene Personen beisetzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-bestatter · Bestatter · German

Bestatter · rank #36,832 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,832
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Besetzungen

Nearest frequency peer: Besetzungen (-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 „Bestatter“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Bestatter“ 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).

Bestatter vs bestattet
78% similar
Bestatter vs besagter
67% similar
Bestatter vs Besatzer
78% similar

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

Key facts for Bestatter
PropertyValue
HeadwordBestatter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʃtatɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,832
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bestatter“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bestatterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Besetzungen“ (#36,831), „bestellst“ (#36,833), „Beschlusses“ (#36,830). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bestatter“ bei #36,832. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Bestatter (IPA [bəˈʃtatɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,832 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Berufsbild, Unternehmer, der verstorbene Personen beisetzt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bestatter, with forms such as "bbestatter", "besattter", and "besstatter". 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, "bestattet", "besagter", "Besatzer", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bestatter, spelled B-E-S-T-A-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Berufsbild, Unternehmer, der verstorbene Personen beisetzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Bestatter holte den verstorbenen Opa ab und überführte seinen Leichnam ins Krematorium.

Synonyms

BestattungsunternehmerLeichenbestatter

This word in other languages

mortician(English)enterrador(Español)pompes funèbres(Français)coveiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbestatter
  • besattter
  • besstatter
  • bestater
  • bestatetr
  • bestatterr
  • bestattre
  • besttater
  • besttatter
  • betsatter
  • bsetatter
  • ebstatter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbestatter1besattter2besstatter1bestater1bestatetr2bestatterr1bestattre2besttater2
Edit distance from "Bestatter"

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 "Bestatter"?
"Bestatter" is spelled B-E-S-T-A-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtatɐ].
What does "Bestatter" mean?
As a noun, "Bestatter" means: Berufsbild, Unternehmer, der verstorbene Personen beisetzt
What words are commonly confused with "Bestatter"?
"Bestatter" is commonly confused with "bestattet", "besagter", "Besatzer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bestatter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bestatter" is [bəˈʃtatɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bestatter" come from?
"Bestatter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bestellst#36,833Blutprobe#36,840Blähungen#36,841bedauerte#36,820

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Bethesda12 variantsBentheim12 variantsDauerregen12 variantsAgitation12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list