bespreken

verb

The verdict

“bespreken” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Retenir, réserver.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bespreken · bespreken · French

bespreken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for bespreken
PropertyValue
Headwordbespreken
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bespreken » en français

besprekenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bespreken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

bespreken doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is bespreken, spelled B-E-S-P-R-E-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Retenir, réserver.
  2. 2
    Discuter, débattre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bespreken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. een kamer bespreken : retenir une chambre.
  2. een plaats bespreken : réserver une place.

Synonyms

reserverenvasthoudenboekenopenhoudenvrijhoudenbepratenbehandelenspreken overvan gedachten wisselen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bespreken"?
"bespreken" is spelled B-E-S-P-R-E-K-E-N.
What does "bespreken" mean?
As a verb, "bespreken" means: Retenir, réserver.
What language does "bespreken" come from?
"bespreken" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list