bewacht

[bəˈvaxt]

/[bəˈvaxt]/ verb

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The verdict

“bewacht” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,159. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,159
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bewachen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bewacht · bewacht · German

bewacht · rank #19,159 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,159
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bevorstehende

Nearest frequency peer: bevorstehende (-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 „bewacht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bewacht“ 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).

bewacht vs bewährt
57% similar
bewacht vs Beach
57% similar
bewacht vs bejaht
71% similar

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

Key facts for bewacht
PropertyValue
Headwordbewacht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈvaxt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,159
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bewacht“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bevorstehende“ (#19,158), „beängstigend“ (#19,160), „betätigen“ (#19,157). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bewacht“ bei #19,159. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bewacht (IPA [bəˈvaxt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,159 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bewachen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bewacht, with forms such as "bbewacht", "beawcht", and "bewaccht". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "bewährt", "Beach", "bejaht", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is bewacht, spelled B-E-W-A-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bewachen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbewacht
  • beawcht
  • bewaccht
  • bewachht
  • bewachtt
  • bewacth
  • bewahct
  • bewcaht
  • bewwacht
  • bweacht
  • ebwacht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bewacht - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbewacht1beawcht2bewaccht1bewachht1bewachtt1bewacth2bewahct2bewcaht2
Edit distance from "bewacht"

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 "bewacht"?
"bewacht" is spelled B-E-W-A-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈvaxt].
What does "bewacht" mean?
As a verb, "bewacht" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bewachen
What words are commonly confused with "bewacht"?
"bewacht" is commonly confused with "bewährt", "Beach", "bejaht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bewacht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bewacht" is [bəˈvaxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bewacht" come from?
"bewacht" 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 "bewacht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bischen#19,164benennt#19,152Brüsten#19,172auftrat#19,135

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Bauwerke11 variantsBaustein11 variantsaufführen11 variantsDialekte11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list