bestreifen
[bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“bestreifen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fahrten oder Gänge zwecks Kontrolle eines Bereichs durchführen (durch Polizei, Militär oder Ähnliches)
Corpus desk
Index DE-bestreifen · bestreifen · German
bestreifen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bestreifen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bestreifen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bestreifen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bestreifen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 bestreifen, spelled B-E-S-T-R-E-I-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Fahrten oder Gänge zwecks Kontrolle eines Bereichs durchführen (durch Polizei, Militär oder Ähnliches)
- 2etwas sanft berühren
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bestreifen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch andere Stadtteile werden regelmäßig bestreift.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.