bestellen
\bəˈʃtɛlən\
The verdict
“bestellen” 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) - Commander (quelque chose), réserver, s’abonner à (un journal), retenir (par exemple une chambre d’hôtel).
Corpus desk
Index FR-bestellen · bestellen · French
bestellen · 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 | bestellen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bəˈʃtɛlən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
bestellen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈʃtɛlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bestellen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bestellen, spelled B-E-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Commander (quelque chose), réserver, s’abonner à (un journal), retenir (par exemple une chambre d’hôtel).
- 2Commander, faire venir (dans le restaurant).
- 3Transmettre un message.
- 4Remettre une lettre.
- 5Nommer, désigner à un poste.
- 6Cultiver.
- 7Inviter, convier, mander, faire venir quelqu'un chez soi, donner rendez-vous à quelqu'un. (suivi du datif)
- 8Poser, mettre (des choses sur).
- 9Accomplir, atteindre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bestellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Weißt du, wo Detlef seine coolen Schuhe herhat? -- Nein, ich glaube, er hat sie irgendwo im Internet bestellt.
Es tut mir leid, dieses Buch haben wir nicht vorrätig und wir können es auch nicht bestellen, weil es seit zwei Jahren vergriffen ist.
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.