bestellen

[bəˈʃtɛlən]

/[bəˈʃtɛlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“bestellen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,026. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,026
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Ware oder Dienstleistung zur Lieferung in Auftrag geben

Corpus desk

Index DE-bestellen · bestellen · German

bestellen · rank #3,026 · 12 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,026
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH besseres

Nearest frequency peer: besseres (-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 „bestellen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bestellen“ 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).

bestellen vs bestellt
78% similar
bestellen vs bestellte
78% similar
bestellen vs bestellst
78% similar

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

Key facts for bestellen
PropertyValue
Headwordbestellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃtɛlən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,026
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bestellen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.bestellenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „besseres“ (#3,025), „Blumen“ (#3,027), „bemerkt“ (#3,024). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bestellen“ bei #3,026. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around bestellen (IPA [bəˈʃtɛlən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,026 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bestellen, with forms such as "bbestellen", "besetllen", and "besstellen". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "bestellt", "bestellte", "bestellst", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is bestellen, spelled B-E-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Ware oder Dienstleistung zur Lieferung in Auftrag geben
  2. 2
    eine Nachricht ausrichten, überbringen
  3. 3
    den Boden bearbeiten
  4. 4
    jemandem ein Amt (einen Dienstposten) übertragen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe mir eben eine Pizza bestellt.
  2. Ich habe beim Italiener für heute Abend einen Tisch bestellt.

Synonyms

anfordernordernbuchenreservierenausrichtenüberbringenackernbeackernbebauenbestallen

Antonyms

abbestellenbrachseines Amtes entheben

This word in other languages

order(English)encargar(Español)commander(Français)solicitar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbestellen
  • besetllen
  • besstellen
  • besteleln
  • bestelen
  • bestellenn
  • bestellne
  • bestlelen
  • besttellen
  • betsellen
  • bsetellen
  • ebstellen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bestellen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbestellen1besetllen2besstellen1besteleln2bestelen1bestellenn1bestellne2bestlelen2
Edit distance from "bestellen"

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 "bestellen"?
"bestellen" is spelled B-E-S-T-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtɛlən].
What does "bestellen" mean?
As a verb, "bestellen" means: eine Ware oder Dienstleistung zur Lieferung in Auftrag geben
What words are commonly confused with "bestellen"?
"bestellen" is commonly confused with "bestellt", "bestellte", "bestellst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bestellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestellen" is [bəˈʃtɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestellen" come from?
"bestellen" 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 "bestellen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

behandeln#3,023angegeben#3,019Gegenwart#3,039zuständig#3,013

Similar misspelling depth

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

vorgehen12 variantsVermögen12 variantskomplette12 variantsoffiziellen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list