bestätigen

\bəˈʃtɛːtɪɡn̩\

/\bəˈʃtɛːtɪɡn̩\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Confirmer, prouver plus fortement quelque chose, l’appuyer de quelque preuve décisive.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bestatigen · bestätigen · French

bestätigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for bestätigen
PropertyValue
Headwordbestätigen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\bəˈʃtɛːtɪɡn̩\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bestätigen » en français

bestätigensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bestätigen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈʃtɛːtɪɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bestätigen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bestätigen, spelled B-E-S-T-Ä-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Confirmer, prouver plus fortement quelque chose, l’appuyer de quelque preuve décisive.
  2. 2
    Témoigner, attester, confirmer que quelque chose est vraie ou correcte.
  3. 3
    Confirmer, sanctionner, ratifier, certifier, homologuer.
  4. 4
    Accepter une offre.
  5. 5
    Confirmer la réception de.
  6. 6
    S'avérer, se révéler juste, exact ou correct.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. einen Verdacht bestätigen
  2. Am Montagabend hatte das bayerische Gesundheitsministerium den ersten Fall des neuartigen Coronavirus in Deutschland bestätigt.

Antonyms

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 "bestätigen"?
"bestätigen" is spelled B-E-S-T-Ä-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \bəˈʃtɛːtɪɡn̩\.
What does "bestätigen" mean?
As a verb, "bestätigen" means: Confirmer, prouver plus fortement quelque chose, l’appuyer de quelque preuve décisive.
How do you pronounce "bestätigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestätigen" is \bəˈʃtɛːtɪɡn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestätigen" come from?
"bestätigen" is a French 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list