bestreite

[bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯tə]

/[bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“bestreite” is uncommon German (frequency #50,327 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,327
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestreiten

Key facts for bestreite
PropertyValue
Headwordbestreite
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯tə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,327
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bestreite” 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). bestreite 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

bestreite is uncommon German at frequency #50,327 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bestreite, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bestreite, spelled B-E-S-T-R-E-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestreiten
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestreiten
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestreiten
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestreiten

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 "bestreite"?
"bestreite" is spelled B-E-S-T-R-E-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯tə].
What does "bestreite" mean?
As a verb, "bestreite" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bestreiten
How do you pronounce "bestreite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestreite" is [bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestreite" come from?
"bestreite" 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 “bestreite”

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-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈʃtʁaɪ̯tə] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list