bestehend

[bəˈʃteːənt]

/[bəˈʃteːənt]/ verb

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The verdict

“bestehend” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,397. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,397
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs bestehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bestehend · bestehend · German

bestehend · rank #6,397 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,397
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH besuche

Nearest frequency peer: besuche (+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 „bestehend“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bestehend“ 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).

bestehend vs bestehende
90% similar
bestehend vs bestehenden
82% similar
bestehend vs bestehender
82% similar

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

Key facts for bestehend
PropertyValue
Headwordbestehend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃteːənt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,397
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bestehend“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „besuche“ (#6,398), „behindert“ (#6,395), „blockiert“ (#6,399). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bestehend“ bei #6,397. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around bestehend (IPA [bəˈʃteːənt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,397 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs bestehen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for bestehend, with forms such as "bbestehend", "besethend", and "besstehend". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "bestehende", "bestehenden", "bestehender", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bestehend, spelled B-E-S-T-E-H-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs bestehen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbestehend
  • besethend
  • besstehend
  • besteehnd
  • bestehedn
  • bestehendd
  • bestehennd
  • bestehhend
  • bestehned
  • bestheend
  • besttehend
  • betsehend
  • bsetehend
  • ebstehend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbestehend1besethend2besstehend1besteehnd2bestehedn2bestehendd1bestehennd1bestehhend1
Edit distance from "bestehend"

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 "bestehend"?
"bestehend" is spelled B-E-S-T-E-H-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃteːənt].
What does "bestehend" mean?
As a verb, "bestehend" means: Partizip Präsens des Verbs bestehen
What words are commonly confused with "bestehend"?
"bestehend" is commonly confused with "bestehende", "bestehenden", "bestehender". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bestehend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestehend" is [bəˈʃteːənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestehend" come from?
"bestehend" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

behindert#6,395blockiert#6,399ausmachen#6,393aufweisen#6,390

Similar misspelling depth

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

entspannen14 variantsErfindung14 variantsVerwandte14 variantsgünstigen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list