bestechen

[bəˈʃtɛçn̩]

/[bəˈʃtɛçn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“bestechen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,471. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,471
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Gabe an eine Amtsperson überlassen, um diese zur Verletzung ihrer Amtspflicht zu bewegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bestechen · bestechen · German

bestechen · rank #25,471 · 14 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,471
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Besitzes

Nearest frequency peer: Besitzes (-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 „bestechen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bestechen“ 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).

bestechen vs bestehe
78% similar
bestechen vs bestehen
89% similar
bestechen vs besuchen
78% similar

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

Key facts for bestechen
PropertyValue
Headwordbestechen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃtɛçn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,471
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bestechen“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Besitzes“ (#25,470), „bestimme“ (#25,472), „berry“ (#25,469). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bestechen“ bei #25,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around bestechen (IPA [bəˈʃtɛçn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,471 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for bestechen, with forms such as "bbestechen", "besetchen", and "besstechen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "bestehe", "bestehen", "besuchen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is bestechen, spelled B-E-S-T-E-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Gabe an eine Amtsperson überlassen, um diese zur Verletzung ihrer Amtspflicht zu bewegen
  2. 2
    jemanden für sich einnehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er bestach den zuständigen Sachbearbeiter, um den Auftrag zu erhalten.
  2. Die Polizistin wurde mit Geldgeschenken bestochen.

Synonyms

korrumpierenschmierenspickenbeeindruckenbrilliereneinnehmenhervorstechen

This word in other languages

bribe(English)sobornar(Español)soudoyer(Français)subornar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbestechen
  • besetchen
  • besstechen
  • bestcehen
  • bestecchen
  • bestecehn
  • bestechenn
  • bestechhen
  • bestechne
  • bestehcen
  • besttechen
  • betsechen
  • bsetechen
  • ebstechen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbestechen1besetchen2besstechen1bestcehen2bestecchen1bestecehn2bestechenn1bestechhen1
Edit distance from "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 "bestechen"?
"bestechen" is spelled B-E-S-T-E-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtɛçn̩].
What does "bestechen" mean?
As a verb, "bestechen" means: eine Gabe an eine Amtsperson überlassen, um diese zur Verletzung ihrer Amtspflicht zu bewegen
What words are commonly confused with "bestechen"?
"bestechen" is commonly confused with "bestehe", "bestehen", "besuchen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bestechen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestechen" is [bəˈʃtɛçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestechen" come from?
"bestechen" 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 "bestechen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

begonnene#25,462Bahnlinie#25,454ausstehen#25,452angefühlt#25,438

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

aufgreifen14 variantsabgekürzt14 variantsÖkosystem14 variantsErkundung14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list