besteigen
\bəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩\
The verdict
“besteigen” 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) - Escalader, grimper à, monter sur, monter dans.
Corpus desk
Index FR-besteigen · besteigen · French
besteigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | besteigen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
besteigen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for besteigen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is besteigen, spelled B-E-S-T-E-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Escalader, grimper à, monter sur, monter dans.
- 2Monter (sur, à), embarquer (un moyen de transport).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how besteigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Meine ganze Konstitution ist so gekräftigt, daß ich kürzlich mit einem 400 Pfund schweren Rucksack auf dem Rücken, ohne Führer, den Montblanc bestiegen und dabei noch stundenlang einen großen Bernhardinerhund, der sich in den Bergen verlaufen hatte, getragen habe. (Hermann Harry Schmitz, Im Sanatorium, z.n. Projekt Gutenberg)
Bisher haben nur wenige Bergsteiger alle vierzehn Achttausender bestiegen.
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.