bestreichen
[bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“bestreichen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #53,534 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #53,534
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas mit einem Belag (Anstrich, Aufstrich) versehen, oftmals wird dazu die flüssige/halbfeste Masse mit einem Werkzeug, zum Beispiel einem Pinsel oder Messer, aufgetragen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bestreichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #53,534 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bestreichen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for bestreichen is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,534 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
bestreichen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is bestreichen, spelled B-E-S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas mit einem Belag (Anstrich, Aufstrich) versehen, oftmals wird dazu die flüssige/halbfeste Masse mit einem Werkzeug, zum Beispiel einem Pinsel oder Messer, aufgetragen
- 2etwas (sanft, mit streichenden Bewegungen) berühren, daran entlang streichen
- 3eine Fläche einem Kugelhagel, Beschuss aussetzen
Antonyms
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.
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Using “bestreichen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩] (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
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.