bestreut

[bəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯t]

/[bəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“bestreut” is uncommon German (frequency #64,102 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,102
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bestreuen

Key facts for bestreut
PropertyValue
Headwordbestreut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,102
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bestreut” 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). bestreut 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

bestreut is uncommon German at frequency #64,102 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bestreuen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for bestreut in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is bestreut, spelled B-E-S-T-R-E-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bestreuen

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 "bestreut"?
"bestreut" is spelled B-E-S-T-R-E-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯t].
What does "bestreut" mean?
As a verb, "bestreut" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bestreuen
How do you pronounce "bestreut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestreut" is [bəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestreut" come from?
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Using “bestreut”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-S-T-R-E-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈʃtʁɔɪ̯t] (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

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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