bestraft

[bəˈʃtʁaːft]

/[bəˈʃtʁaːft]/ verb

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The verdict

“bestraft” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,688. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,688
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-bestraft · bestraft · German

bestraft · rank #4,688 · 13 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,688
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Berufung

Nearest frequency peer: Berufung (-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 „bestraft“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bestraft“ 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).

bestraft vs betrat
75% similar
bestraft vs betraf
75% similar
bestraft vs beträgt
63% similar

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

Key facts for bestraft
PropertyValue
Headwordbestraft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃtʁaːft]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,688
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bestraft“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).bestraftliegt 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: „Berufung“ (#4,687), „Bob“ (#4,689), „bedienen“ (#4,686). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bestraft“ bei #4,688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around bestraft (IPA [bəˈʃtʁaːft]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,688 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bestrafen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for bestraft, with forms such as "bbestraft", "besrtaft", and "besstraft". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "betrat", "betraf", "beträgt", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bestraft, spelled B-E-S-T-R-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bestrafen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbestraft
  • besrtaft
  • besstraft
  • bestarft
  • bestrafft
  • bestraftt
  • bestratf
  • bestrfat
  • bestrraft
  • besttraft
  • betsraft
  • bsetraft
  • ebstraft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbestraft1besrtaft2besstraft1bestarft2bestrafft1bestraftt1bestratf2bestrfat2
Edit distance from "bestraft"

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 "bestraft"?
"bestraft" is spelled B-E-S-T-R-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtʁaːft].
What does "bestraft" mean?
As a verb, "bestraft" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bestrafen
What words are commonly confused with "bestraft"?
"bestraft" is commonly confused with "betrat", "betraf", "beträgt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bestraft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestraft" is [bəˈʃtʁaːft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestraft" come from?
"bestraft" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Berufung#4,687bedienen#4,686Auskunft#4,682erwähnen#4,697

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Ausgleich13 variantsaufgeregt13 variantsangepasst13 variantsVarianten13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list