bestell

/[bəˈʃtɛl]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,188

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

bestell is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestellen Pronounced [bəˈʃtɛl]. Often confused with besten and bester.

Key facts for bestell
PropertyValue
Headwordbestell
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃtɛl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,188
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of bestell in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bestell is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʃtɛl]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,188 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestellen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for bestell, with forms such as "bbestell", "besetll", and "besstell". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "besten", "bester", "bestes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is bestell, spelled B-E-S-T-E-L-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestellen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbestell,besetll,besstell,bestel,bestlel,besttell,betsell,bsetell,ebstell

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bestell

Misspelling Variants of "bestell"

bbestell8besetll7besstell8bestel6bestlel7besttell8betsell7bsetell7
Misspelling Variants of "bestell"

Frequency rank: #18,188 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bestell"?
"bestell" is spelled B-E-S-T-E-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtɛl].
What does "bestell" mean?
As a verb, "bestell" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestellen
What words are commonly confused with "bestell"?
"bestell" is commonly confused with "besten", "bester", "bestes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bestell"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestell" is [bəˈʃtɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestell" come from?
"bestell" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.