bewirtschaften
[bəˈvɪʁtʃaftn̩]
The verdict
“bewirtschaften” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #39,248 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #39,248
- frequency rank, German
- 14
- letters
- 23
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Lokalität, zum Beispiel einen Hof oder auch Gasthof, wirtschaftlich nutzen, dort (unternehmerisch) tätig sein
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bewirtschaften |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈvɪʁtʃaftn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #39,248 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bewirtschaften” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for bewirtschaften is 14 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈvɪʁtʃaftn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,248 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for bewirtschaften, with forms such as "bbewirtschaften", "beiwrtschaften", and "bewirrtschaften". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "bewirtschaftet", "Bewirtschaftung", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is bewirtschaften, spelled B-E-W-I-R-T-S-C-H-A-F-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine Lokalität, zum Beispiel einen Hof oder auch Gasthof, wirtschaftlich nutzen, dort (unternehmerisch) tätig sein
- 2Boden landwirtschaftlich nutzen
- 3Güter durch eine staatliche Stelle gelenkt zuteilen
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbewirtschaften,beiwrtschaften,bewirrtschaften,bewirstchaften,bewirtcshaften,bewirtscahften,bewirtscchaften,bewirtschafetn,bewirtschafften,bewirtschaftenn,bewirtschaftne,bewirtschaftten,bewirtschatfen,bewirtschfaten,bewirtschhaften,bewirtshcaften,bewirtsschaften,bewirttschaften,bewitrschaften,bewritschaften,bewwirtschaften,bweirtschaften,ebwirtschaften
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bewirtschaften - 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.
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
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Using “bewirtschaften”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-W-I-R-T-S-C-H-A-F-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈvɪʁtʃaftn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bewirtschaftet” - see the side-by-side comparison. bewirtschaften vs bewirtschaftet
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.