bestochen

[bəˈʃtɔxn̩]

/[bəˈʃtɔxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“bestochen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,702. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,702
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-bestochen · bestochen · German

bestochen · rank #41,702 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,702
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Beschuldigung…

Nearest frequency peer: Beschuldigungen (-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 „bestochen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bestochen“ 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).

bestochen vs besuchen
78% similar
bestochen vs Bettchen
67% similar
bestochen vs bestohlen
78% similar

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

Key facts for bestochen
PropertyValue
Headwordbestochen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃtɔxn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,702
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bestochen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.bestochenliegt 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: „Beschuldigungen“ (#41,701), „beschenken“ (#41,700), „bevollmächtigten“ (#41,704). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bestochen“ bei #41,702. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around bestochen (IPA [bəˈʃtɔxn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,702 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bestechen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for bestochen, with forms such as "bbestochen", "besotchen", and "besstochen". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "besuchen", "Bettchen", "bestohlen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is bestochen, spelled B-E-S-T-O-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bestechen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbestochen
  • besotchen
  • besstochen
  • bestcohen
  • bestocchen
  • bestocehn
  • bestochenn
  • bestochhen
  • bestochne
  • bestohcen
  • besttochen
  • betsochen
  • bsetochen
  • ebstochen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbestochen1besotchen2besstochen1bestcohen2bestocchen1bestocehn2bestochenn1bestochhen1
Edit distance from "bestochen"

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Decknamen14 variantsarrangierte14 variantsangestarrt14 variantsentlocken14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list