Bestandteil
\bəˈʃtantˌtaɪ̯l\
The verdict
“Bestandteil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élément, composant, partie d'un tout.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bestandteil · Bestandteil · French
Bestandteil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bestandteil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bəˈʃtantˌtaɪ̯l\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Bestandteil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bəˈʃtantˌtaɪ̯l\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Élément, composant, partie d'un tout.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Bestandteil, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Bestandteil, spelled B-E-S-T-A-N-D-T-E-I-L.
Definition
- 1Élément, composant, partie d'un tout.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bestandteil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Bahn-Sprecherin hatte dazu gesagt: „(Der Zugfunk) dient der Kommunikation zwischen den Leitstellen, die den Zugverkehr steuern, und den Zügen und ist damit unverzichtbarer Bestandteil für den reibungslosen Zugverkehr.“
Die Höhe der Strompreise für Tarifkunden hängt vom jeweiligen Stromtarif ab. Der Strompreis setzt sich aus verschiedenen Bestandteilen zusammen: (...)
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.