bestrafte

[bəˈʃtʁaːftə]

/[bəˈʃtʁaːftə]/ adj

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The verdict

“bestrafte” is uncommon German (frequency #60,415 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,415
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bestraft

Key facts for bestrafte
PropertyValue
Headwordbestrafte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈʃtʁaːftə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,415
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bestrafte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bestrafte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bestrafte is uncommon German at frequency #60,415 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bəˈʃtʁaːftə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

bestrafte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is bestrafte, spelled B-E-S-T-R-A-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bestraft
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bestraft
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bestraft
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bestraft
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bestraft
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bestraft
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bestraft
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bestraft
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs 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 "bestrafte"?
"bestrafte" is spelled B-E-S-T-R-A-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtʁaːftə].
What does "bestrafte" mean?
As an adjective, "bestrafte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bestraft
How do you pronounce "bestrafte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestrafte" is [bəˈʃtʁaːftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestrafte" come from?
"bestrafte" 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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Using “bestrafte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-S-T-R-A-F-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈʃtʁaːftə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list