bezahlen
[bəˈt͡saːlən]
The verdict
“bezahlen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,469 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #1,469
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandem für etwas einen bestimmten Geldbetrag geben
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 | bezahlen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈt͡saːlən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #1,469 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bezahlen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for bezahlen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈt͡saːlən]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,469 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bezahlen, with forms such as "bbezahlen", "beazhlen", and "bezaheln". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "bezahlt", "bezahlte", "bezahlst", and more, 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 bezahlen, spelled B-E-Z-A-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem für etwas einen bestimmten Geldbetrag geben
- 2jemandem für geleistete Arbeit Geld geben
- 3für etwas (zum Beispiel den Kauf einer Sache) Geld ausgeben
- 4eine Verbindlichkeit/Schuld begleichen; jemanden das Geld geben, das ihm zusteht
- 5für jemanden Geld ausgeben, jemandem etwas spendieren
- 6für etwas büßen, eine Strafe auf sich nehmen
- 7von Nutzen, Vorteil sein; sich lohnen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbezahlen,beazhlen,bezaheln,bezahhlen,bezahlenn,bezahllen,bezahlne,bezalhen,bezhalen,bezzahlen,bzeahlen,ebzahlen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bezahlen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “bezahlen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-Z-A-H-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈt͡saːlən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bezahlt” - see the side-by-side comparison. bezahlen vs bezahlt
- 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.