bester

/[ˈbɛstɐ]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,287

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

bester is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gut Pronounced [ˈbɛstɐ]. It ranks #2,287 in German word frequency. Often confused with Beute and beten.

Key facts for bester
PropertyValue
Headwordbester
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈbɛstɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,287
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bester is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbɛstɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,287 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for bester, with forms such as "bbester", "besetr", and "besster". 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, "Beute", "beten", "böser", 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 bester, spelled B-E-S-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gut
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gut
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gut
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gut
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Superlativ der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs gut

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbester,besetr,besster,besterr,bestre,bestter,betser,bseter,ebster

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bester

Misspelling Variants of "bester"

bbester7besetr6besster7besterr7bestre6bestter7betser6bseter6
Misspelling Variants of "bester"

Frequency rank: #2,287 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bester"?
"bester" is spelled B-E-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɛstɐ].
What does "bester" mean?
As an adj, "bester" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gut
What words are commonly confused with "bester"?
"bester" is commonly confused with "Beute", "beten", "böser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bester"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bester" is [ˈbɛstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bester" come from?
"bester" 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

Other entries that begin with the letter B in our German index:

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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.