bezichtigen

[bəˈt͡sɪçtɪɡn̩]

/[bəˈt͡sɪçtɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“bezichtigen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #72,232 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#72,232
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - meist jemanden einer Sache bzw. eines Verbrechens beschuldigen

Key facts for bezichtigen
PropertyValue
Headwordbezichtigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈt͡sɪçtɪɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#72,232
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bezichtigen” 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). bezichtigen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bezichtigen is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈt͡sɪçtɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #72,232 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "meist jemanden einer Sache bzw. eines Verbrechens beschuldigen".

bezichtigen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bezichtigen, spelled B-E-Z-I-C-H-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist jemanden einer Sache bzw. eines Verbrechens beschuldigen

Synonyms

beschuldigenanschuldigen

This word in other languages

accuse(English)imputar(Español)accuser(Français)acusar(Português)

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 "bezichtigen"?
"bezichtigen" is spelled B-E-Z-I-C-H-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈt͡sɪçtɪɡn̩].
What does "bezichtigen" mean?
As a verb, "bezichtigen" means: meist jemanden einer Sache bzw. eines Verbrechens beschuldigen
How do you pronounce "bezichtigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bezichtigen" is [bəˈt͡sɪçtɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bezichtigen" come from?
"bezichtigen" 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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Using “bezichtigen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-Z-I-C-H-T-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈt͡sɪçtɪɡn̩] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list