bestehen
\bəˈʃteːən\
The verdict
“bestehen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réussir, passer avec succès un examen, une épreuve.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bestehen · bestehen · French
bestehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | bestehen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bəˈʃteːən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bestehen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bestehen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈʃteːən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bestehen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is bestehen, spelled B-E-S-T-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Réussir, passer avec succès un examen, une épreuve.
- 2Persister, persévérer, insister (sur quelque chose).
- 3Consister en, se composer de, être composé de.
- 4Consister en, se composer de, être composé de.
- 5Exister, persister.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bestehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Detlef hat eine Prüfung nicht bestanden und will jetzt das Studium abbrechen. -- Was, wegen einer einzigen Prüfung gleich das Handtuch werfen? Ich hoffe, das überlegt er sich noch einmal.
Nach 24 Jahren sitze ich wieder in einem Fahrschulauto. Mit Prüfer Christian Schmid vom TÜV will ich testen, ob die Prüfungen schwerer geworden sind – und ob ich bestehen würde. Ich bin zuversichtlich, als ich starte.
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.