bestreuen

[bəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯ən]

/[bəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯ən]/ verb

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The verdict

“bestreuen” is uncommon German (frequency #74,373 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,373
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Pulverförmiges, Kleinkörniges, Körniges auf etwas streuen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bestreuen · bestreuen · German

bestreuen · rank #74,373 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,373
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bestnote

Nearest frequency peer: Bestnote (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „bestreuen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „bestreuen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bestreuen
PropertyValue
Headwordbestreuen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯ən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#74,373
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bestreuen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).bestreuenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bestnote“ (#74,372), „Betreuerinnen“ (#74,374), „besessene“ (#74,371). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bestreuen“ bei #74,373. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bestreuen is uncommon German at frequency #74,373 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas Pulverförmiges, Kleinkörniges, Körniges auf etwas streuen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bestreuen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bestreuen, spelled B-E-S-T-R-E-U-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Pulverförmiges, Kleinkörniges, Körniges auf etwas streuen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bestreuen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die mit Streusalz bestreuten Gehwege sind Gift für Hundepfoten.
  2. Die mit Moos-Ex zu bestreuenden Flächen bitte vorher gründlich säubern.

This word in other languages

besprinkle(English)espolvorear(Español)couvrir(Français)

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 "bestreuen"?
"bestreuen" is spelled B-E-S-T-R-E-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯ən].
What does "bestreuen" mean?
As a verb, "bestreuen" means: etwas Pulverförmiges, Kleinkörniges, Körniges auf etwas streuen
How do you pronounce "bestreuen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestreuen" is [bəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestreuen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

besessene#74,371Bergkette#74,366beweisbar#74,380Belgrader#74,360

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list