bespreken

verb

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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 May 6, 2026) - Retenir, réserver.

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

Where “bespreken” sits in French frequency

bespreken falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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.

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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Using “bespreken”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is B-E-S-P-R-E-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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