beteiligen

[bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]

/[bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“beteiligen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,514. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,514
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an etwas teilnehmen oder teilhaben

Corpus desk

Index DE-beteiligen · beteiligen · German

beteiligen · rank #6,514 · 14 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,514
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH besprochen

Nearest frequency peer: besprochen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „beteiligen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „beteiligen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

beteiligen vs beteiligt
80% similar
beteiligen vs beteiligte
80% similar
beteiligen vs beteiligten
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for beteiligen
PropertyValue
Headwordbeteiligen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,514
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beteiligen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).beteiligenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „besprochen“ (#6,513), „betragen“ (#6,515), „berühren“ (#6,512). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beteiligen“ bei #6,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around beteiligen (IPA [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,514 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for beteiligen, with forms such as "bbeteiligen", "beetiligen", and "beteiilgen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "beteiligt", "beteiligte", "beteiligten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is beteiligen, spelled B-E-T-E-I-L-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    an etwas teilnehmen oder teilhaben
  2. 2
    jemanden an etwas teilnehmen oder teilhaben lassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er beteiligte sich an allen Projekten des Vereins.
  2. Kann ich mich am Geburtstagsgeschenk für Matthias beteiligen?

Antonyms

ausschließen

This word in other languages

participate(English)participar(Español)participer(Français)participar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeteiligen
  • beetiligen
  • beteiilgen
  • beteilgien
  • beteiliegn
  • beteiligenn
  • beteiliggen
  • beteiligne
  • beteilligen
  • beteliigen
  • betieligen
  • betteiligen
  • bteeiligen
  • ebteiligen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beteiligen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbeteiligen1beetiligen2beteiilgen2beteilgien2beteiliegn2beteiligenn1beteiliggen1beteiligne2
Edit distance from "beteiligen"

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 "beteiligen"?
"beteiligen" is spelled B-E-T-E-I-L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩].
What does "beteiligen" mean?
As a verb, "beteiligen" means: an etwas teilnehmen oder teilhaben
What words are commonly confused with "beteiligen"?
"beteiligen" is commonly confused with "beteiligt", "beteiligte", "beteiligten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beteiligen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beteiligen" is [bəˈtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beteiligen" come from?
"beteiligen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

besprochen#6,513Dankeschön#6,523deutlicher#6,526allmählich#6,500

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Benutzung14 variantswestliche14 variantsgewählten14 variantsVermutung14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list