beatus

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The verdict

“beatus” is uncommon German (frequency #99,541 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,541
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - glücklich, beglückt, zufrieden

Key facts for beatus
PropertyValue
Headwordbeatus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#99,541
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “beatus” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). beatus lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

beatus is uncommon German at frequency #99,541 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for beatus, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is beatus, spelled B-E-A-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    glücklich, beglückt, zufrieden
  2. 2
    begütert, wohlhabend, reich
  3. 3
    fruchtbar
  4. 4
    herrlich, prächtig
  5. 5
    selig

Antonyms

miser

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beatus"?
"beatus" is spelled B-E-A-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "beatus" mean?
As an adjective, "beatus" means: glücklich, beglückt, zufrieden
How do you pronounce "beatus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beatus" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beatus" come from?
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Using “beatus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-A-T-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list