bedachtsam

[bəˈdaxtzaːm]

/[bəˈdaxtzaːm]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorausschauend, überlegt, mit Bedacht handelnd

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Index DE-bedachtsam · bedachtsam · German

bedachtsam · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for bedachtsam
PropertyValue
Headwordbedachtsam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈdaxtzaːm]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bedachtsam“ im Deutschen

bedachtsamsitzt 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

bedachtsam is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bəˈdaxtzaːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vorausschauend, überlegt, mit Bedacht handelnd".

bedachtsam has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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 bedachtsam, spelled B-E-D-A-C-H-T-S-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    vorausschauend, überlegt, mit Bedacht handelnd

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. [COVID-19-Pandemie:] „Regierungschef Michael Müller (SPD) und andere Senatoren hatten in den vergangenen Tagen deutlich gemacht, dass sie bei Lockerungen weiterhin auf bedachtsames, schrittweises Vorgehen setzen, das von der Entwicklung der Infektionszahlen abhängig sei.“
  2. „Im Spielfilm von 1982 zeigen stoische Nahaufnahmen, wie die Menschenkette bedachtsamen Schrittes auf die Wachtposten vorrückt.“

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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 "bedachtsam"?
"bedachtsam" is spelled B-E-D-A-C-H-T-S-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈdaxtzaːm].
What does "bedachtsam" mean?
As an adjective, "bedachtsam" means: vorausschauend, überlegt, mit Bedacht handelnd
How do you pronounce "bedachtsam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bedachtsam" is [bəˈdaxtzaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bedachtsam" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list