biegen

/[ˈbiːɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,049

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

biegen is aGermanverb. It means: einen Gegenstand so verformen, dass sich die Krümmung des Gegenstands ändert Pronounced [ˈbiːɡn̩]. Often confused with bien and Bogen.

Key facts for biegen
PropertyValue
Headwordbiegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbiːɡn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,049
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of biegen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for biegen is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbiːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,049 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for biegen, with forms such as "bbiegen", "beigen", and "bieegn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bien", "Bogen", "biete", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is biegen, spelled B-I-E-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Gegenstand so verformen, dass sich die Krümmung des Gegenstands ändert
  2. 2
    um die Ecke kommen
  3. 3
    sich krümmen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbiegen,beigen,bieegn,biegenn,bieggen,biegne,bigeen,ibegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for biegen

Misspelling Variants of "biegen"

bbiegen7beigen6bieegn6biegenn7bieggen7biegne6bigeen6ibegen6
Misspelling Variants of "biegen"

Frequency rank: #15,049 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "biegen"?
"biegen" is spelled B-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbiːɡn̩].
What does "biegen" mean?
As a verb, "biegen" means: einen Gegenstand so verformen, dass sich die Krümmung des Gegenstands ändert
What words are commonly confused with "biegen"?
"biegen" is commonly confused with "bien", "Bogen", "biete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "biegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "biegen" is [ˈbiːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "biegen" come from?
"biegen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.