bestehender

[bəˈʃteːəndɐ]

/[bəˈʃteːəndɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“bestehender” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,098. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,098
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bestehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-bestehender · bestehender · German

bestehender · rank #16,098 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,098
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH besiegte

Nearest frequency peer: besiegte (-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 „bestehender“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bestehender“ 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).

bestehender vs bestehendes
91% similar
bestehender vs bestehend
82% similar
bestehender vs bestehende
91% similar

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

Key facts for bestehender
PropertyValue
Headwordbestehender
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈʃteːəndɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#16,098
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bestehender“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).bestehenderliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „besiegte“ (#16,097), „betrachtete“ (#16,099), „bemerkenswerte“ (#16,096). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bestehender“ bei #16,098. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around bestehender (IPA [bəˈʃteːəndɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,098 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for bestehender, with forms such as "bbestehender", "besethender", and "besstehender". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "bestehendes", "bestehend", "bestehende", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is bestehender, spelled B-E-S-T-E-H-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bestehend
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bestehend
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bestehend
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bestehend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bestehend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbestehender
  • besethender
  • besstehender
  • besteehnder
  • bestehedner
  • bestehendder
  • bestehenderr
  • bestehendre
  • bestehenedr
  • bestehennder
  • bestehhender
  • bestehneder
  • bestheender
  • besttehender
  • betsehender
  • bsetehender
  • ebstehender

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbestehender1besethender2besstehender1besteehnder2bestehedner2bestehendder1bestehenderr1bestehendre2
Edit distance from "bestehender"

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 "bestehender"?
"bestehender" is spelled B-E-S-T-E-H-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃteːəndɐ].
What does "bestehender" mean?
As an adjective, "bestehender" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bestehend
What words are commonly confused with "bestehender"?
"bestehender" is commonly confused with "bestehendes", "bestehend", "bestehende". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bestehender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestehender" is [bəˈʃteːəndɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestehender" come from?
"bestehender" 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 "bestehender", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

betrachtete#16,099Bewältigung#16,103Ausgrenzung#16,090anhaltenden#16,082

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

sprachlich17 variantsLegitimation17 variantsnennenswerte17 variantsOberfranken17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list