beachten

/[bəˈʔaxtn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,099

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

beachten is aGermanverb. It means: jemandem oder etwas Aufmerksamkeit schenken, jemanden oder etwas zur Kenntnis nehmen Pronounced [bəˈʔaxtn̩]. It ranks #4,099 in German word frequency. Often confused with brachte and Beamten.

Key facts for beachten
PropertyValue
Headwordbeachten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʔaxtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,099
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of beachten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for beachten is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʔaxtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,099 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for beachten, with forms such as "baechten", "bbeachten", and "beacchten". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "brachte", "Beamten", "Brachen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is beachten, spelled B-E-A-C-H-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem oder etwas Aufmerksamkeit schenken, jemanden oder etwas zur Kenntnis nehmen
  2. 2
    etwas zur Kenntnis nehmen und sich danach richten

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: baechten,bbeachten,beacchten,beachetn,beachhten,beachtenn,beachtne,beachtten,beacthen,beahcten,becahten,ebachten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for beachten

Misspelling Variants of "beachten"

baechten8bbeachten9beacchten9beachetn8beachhten9beachtenn9beachtne8beachtten9
Misspelling Variants of "beachten"

Frequency rank: #4,099 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beachten"?
"beachten" is spelled B-E-A-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʔaxtn̩].
What does "beachten" mean?
As a verb, "beachten" means: jemandem oder etwas Aufmerksamkeit schenken, jemanden oder etwas zur Kenntnis nehmen
What words are commonly confused with "beachten"?
"beachten" is commonly confused with "brachte", "Beamten", "Brachen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beachten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beachten" is [bəˈʔaxtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beachten" come from?
"beachten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.