bestechlich

[bəˈʃtɛçlɪç]

/[bəˈʃtɛçlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“bestechlich” is uncommon German (frequency #94,029 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,029
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bereit eine Bestechung anzunehmen, sich bestechen zu lassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bestechlich · bestechlich · German

bestechlich · rank #94,029 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,029
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bestach

Nearest frequency peer: bestach (-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 „bestechlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bestechlich
PropertyValue
Headwordbestechlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈʃtɛçlɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#94,029
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bestechlich“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.bestechlichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bestach“ (#94,028), „Bestsellerlisten“ (#94,030), „Besserverdiener“ (#94,027). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bestechlich“ bei #94,029. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bestechlich is uncommon German at frequency #94,029 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bəˈʃtɛçlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bereit eine Bestechung anzunehmen, sich bestechen zu lassen".

bestechlich has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bestechlich, spelled B-E-S-T-E-C-H-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    bereit eine Bestechung anzunehmen, sich bestechen zu lassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Es wurden dunkle Machenschaften in der Kirche bekannt, und es flog ein Ring bestechlicher Richter und Rechtsanwälte auf.“
  2. „Die Deutschen, zeigt der Index, sind bestechlicher als manche ihrer europäischen Nachbarn.“

Synonyms

käuflichkorrupt

Antonyms

unbestechlich

This word in other languages

corrupt(English)vénal(Français)

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 "bestechlich"?
"bestechlich" is spelled B-E-S-T-E-C-H-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtɛçlɪç].
What does "bestechlich" mean?
As an adjective, "bestechlich" means: bereit eine Bestechung anzunehmen, sich bestechen zu lassen
How do you pronounce "bestechlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestechlich" is [bəˈʃtɛçlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestechlich" come from?
"bestechlich" 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 "bestechlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bevormundet#94,035beobachtbar#94,019Brandwunden#94,062austretende#93,984

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list