bedächtig
[bəˈdɛçtɪç]
The verdict
“bedächtig” is uncommon German (frequency #75,431 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,431
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - langsam, gemächlich
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bedächtig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bəˈdɛçtɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #75,431 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bedächtig” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bedächtig is uncommon German at frequency #75,431 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bəˈdɛçtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for bedächtig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for 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 bedächtig, spelled B-E-D-Ä-C-H-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1langsam, gemächlich
- 2mit Überlegung, mit Bedacht, mit Umsicht
This word in other languages
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-D-Ä-C-H-T-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.