bestiegen

[bəˈʃtiːɡn̩]

/[bəˈʃtiːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“bestiegen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,475. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,475
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs besteigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bestiegen · bestiegen · German

bestiegen · rank #30,475 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,475
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bergland

Nearest frequency peer: Bergland (-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 „bestiegen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bestiegen“ 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).

bestiegen vs Bestien
67% similar
bestiegen vs bestimmen
78% similar
bestiegen vs Bestreben
67% similar

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

Key facts for bestiegen
PropertyValue
Headwordbestiegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃtiːɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,475
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bestiegen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.bestiegenliegt 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: „Bergland“ (#30,474), „betrinken“ (#30,476), „berauben“ (#30,473). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bestiegen“ bei #30,475. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around bestiegen (IPA [bəˈʃtiːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,475 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs besteigen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bestiegen, with forms such as "bbestiegen", "besitegen", and "besstiegen". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Bestien", "bestimmen", "Bestreben", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is bestiegen, spelled B-E-S-T-I-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs besteigen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbestiegen
  • besitegen
  • besstiegen
  • bestieegn
  • bestiegenn
  • bestieggen
  • bestiegne
  • bestigeen
  • besttiegen
  • betsiegen
  • bsetiegen
  • ebstiegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbestiegen1besitegen2besstiegen1bestieegn2bestiegenn1bestieggen1bestiegne2bestigeen2
Edit distance from "bestiegen"

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

Same letter count

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

betrinken#30,476belastete#30,472Barometer#30,463Backstage#30,460

Similar misspelling depth

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

Brigaden12 variantsbösartig12 variantsansteigt12 variantsDrosseln12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list