besteigen

[bəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]

/[bəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“besteigen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,050. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,050
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich zu einem hochgelegenen oder erhöhten Ort begeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-besteigen · besteigen · German

besteigen · rank #23,050 · 12 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,050
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bestaunen

Nearest frequency peer: bestaunen (-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 „besteigen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „besteigen“ 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).

besteigen vs Bestien
67% similar
besteigen vs bestellen
78% similar
besteigen vs bestiegen
78% similar

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

Key facts for besteigen
PropertyValue
Headwordbesteigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,050
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „besteigen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.besteigenliegt 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: „bestaunen“ (#23,049), „Bethlehem“ (#23,051), „Beschädigungen“ (#23,048). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „besteigen“ bei #23,050. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around besteigen (IPA [bəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,050 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for besteigen, with forms such as "bbesteigen", "besetigen", and "bessteigen". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Bestien", "bestellen", "bestiegen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is besteigen, spelled B-E-S-T-E-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich zu einem hochgelegenen oder erhöhten Ort begeben
  2. 2
    auf einem Reittier Platz nehmen
  3. 3
    ein Fortbewegungsmittel betreten
  4. 4
    ein weltliches oder kirchliches Amt annehmen, das als Ausdruck seiner Würde und Bedeutung mit einem Stuhl oder Thron verbunden ist
  5. 5
    den Geschlechtsakt vollführen (bei Tieren)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meine ganze Konstitution ist so gekräftigt, daß ich kürzlich mit einem 400 Pfund schweren Rucksack auf dem Rücken, ohne Führer, den Montblanc bestiegen und dabei noch stundenlang einen großen Bernhardinerhund, der sich in den Bergen verlaufen hatte, getragen habe.
  2. Nach kurzem Widerstreben gegen die Ehre, die ihm der ältere Freund erwies, trat ein jugendlicher Mann vor und bestieg die Kanzel.

Antonyms

absteigenabsteigenaussteigenabdankenzurücktreten

This word in other languages

climb(English)escalar(Español)escalader(Français)subir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbesteigen
  • besetigen
  • bessteigen
  • bestegien
  • besteiegn
  • besteigenn
  • besteiggen
  • besteigne
  • bestteigen
  • betseigen
  • bseteigen
  • ebsteigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbesteigen1besetigen2bessteigen1bestegien2besteiegn2besteigenn1besteiggen1besteigne2
Edit distance from "besteigen"

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 "besteigen"?
"besteigen" is spelled B-E-S-T-E-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩].
What does "besteigen" mean?
As a verb, "besteigen" means: sich zu einem hochgelegenen oder erhöhten Ort begeben
What words are commonly confused with "besteigen"?
"besteigen" is commonly confused with "Bestien", "bestellen", "bestiegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "besteigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "besteigen" is [bəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "besteigen" come from?
"besteigen" 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 "besteigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

bestaunen#23,049Bethlehem#23,051bewusster#23,055beendeten#23,041

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

blühende12 variantsCafeteria12 variantsEhefrauen12 variantsübergeht12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list