bestechen
\bəˈʃtɛçn̩\
The verdict
“bestechen” 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) - Soudoyer, acheter, suborner, corrompre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bestechen · bestechen · French
bestechen · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bestechen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bəˈʃtɛçn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
bestechen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈʃtɛçn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Soudoyer, acheter, suborner, corrompre.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bestechen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is bestechen, spelled B-E-S-T-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Soudoyer, acheter, suborner, corrompre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bestechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er besticht den Sachbearbeiter um einen Auftrag zu erhalten.
Sie waschen Geld, verschieben Drogen, schmuggeln Antiquitäten oder lassen sich einfach bestechen: Die schwarzen Schafe unter den Honorarkonsuln lassen kaum eine Straftat aus.
Synonyms
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.