bestelle

[bəˈʃtɛlə]

/[bəˈʃtɛlə]/ verb

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The verdict

“bestelle” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,534
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bestelle · bestelle · German

bestelle · rank #17,534 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,534
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Besen

Nearest frequency peer: Besen (-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 „bestelle“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bestelle“ 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).

bestelle vs bestellt
88% similar
bestelle vs bestellen
89% similar
bestelle vs bestellte
89% similar

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

Key facts for bestelle
PropertyValue
Headwordbestelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃtɛlə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,534
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bestelle“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.bestelleliegt 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: „Besen“ (#17,533), „bevorzuge“ (#17,535), „beschäftige“ (#17,532). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bestelle“ bei #17,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around bestelle (IPA [bəˈʃtɛlə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,534 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for bestelle, with forms such as "bbestelle", "besetlle", and "besstelle". 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, "bestellt", "bestellen", "bestellte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is bestelle, spelled B-E-S-T-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestellen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestellen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestellen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestellen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbestelle
  • besetlle
  • besstelle
  • bestele
  • bestelel
  • bestlele
  • besttelle
  • betselle
  • bsetelle
  • ebstelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbestelle1besetlle2besstelle1bestele1bestelel2bestlele2besttelle1betselle2
Edit distance from "bestelle"

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 "bestelle"?
"bestelle" is spelled B-E-S-T-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtɛlə].
What does "bestelle" mean?
As a verb, "bestelle" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestellen
What words are commonly confused with "bestelle"?
"bestelle" is commonly confused with "bestellt", "bestellen", "bestellte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bestelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestelle" is [bəˈʃtɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestelle" come from?
"bestelle" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

besagten#17,530belangen#17,528befehlen#17,525bauliche#17,523

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Defekte10 variantsdessert10 variantsaufhält10 variantsEpochen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list