bestechlich
[bəˈʃtɛçlɪç]
The verdict
“bestechlich” is an uncommon German word, ranked #94,029 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #94,029
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bereit eine Bestechung anzunehmen, sich bestechen zu lassen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bestechlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bəˈʃtɛçlɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #94,029 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bestechlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for bestechlich is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʃtɛçlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #94,029 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1bereit eine Bestechung anzunehmen, sich bestechen zu lassen
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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.
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Using “bestechlich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-S-T-E-C-H-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈʃtɛçlɪç] (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.