bezahlen
\bəˈʦaːlən\
The verdict
“bezahlen” 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) - Payer, régler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bezahlen · bezahlen · French
bezahlen · 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 | bezahlen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bəˈʦaːlən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bezahlen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bezahlen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈʦaːlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bezahlen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bezahlen, spelled B-E-Z-A-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Payer, régler.
- 2Compenser, payer quelqu'un pour un travail effectué.
- 3Expier, être puni.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bezahlen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bezahlen Sie mit Kreditkarte?
Ich sehe nicht ein, warum ich die Rechnung für die Reparatur des Heizkessels bezahlen soll, wenn er immer noch nicht funktioniert!
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.