beängstigen

[bəˈʔɛŋstɪɡn̩]

/[bəˈʔɛŋstɪɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“beängstigen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unruhe und Besorgnis (Angst) auslösen

Corpus desk

Index DE-beangstigen · beängstigen · German

beängstigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for beängstigen
PropertyValue
Headwordbeängstigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʔɛŋstɪɡn̩]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „beängstigen“ im Deutschen

beängstigensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

beängstigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈʔɛŋstɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unruhe und Besorgnis (Angst) auslösen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for beängstigen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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 German form is beängstigen, spelled B-E-Ä-N-G-S-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unruhe und Besorgnis (Angst) auslösen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how beängstigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Diese neue Situation beängstigt mich, wie soll ich mich jetzt verhalten?
  2. „Der Grund: In diesen Gutachten wurde eine beängstigende Zahl zum notwendigen Verlustausgleich durch die Stadt genannt. 2,3 Millionen Euro pro Jahr!“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beängstigen"?
"beängstigen" is spelled B-E-Ä-N-G-S-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʔɛŋstɪɡn̩].
What does "beängstigen" mean?
As a verb, "beängstigen" means: Unruhe und Besorgnis (Angst) auslösen
How do you pronounce "beängstigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beängstigen" is [bəˈʔɛŋstɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beängstigen" come from?
"beängstigen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list