bedenklich

/[bəˈdɛŋklɪç]/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,243

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

bedenklich is anGermanadj. It means: Bedenken hervorrufend, nachdenklich stimmend Pronounced [bəˈdɛŋklɪç]. Often confused with bedenkliche.

Key facts for bedenklich
PropertyValue
Headwordbedenklich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[bəˈdɛŋklɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,243
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bedenklich is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈdɛŋklɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,243 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for bedenklich, with forms such as "bbedenklich", "bdeenklich", and "beddenklich". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "bedenkliche", 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 bedenklich, spelled B-E-D-E-N-K-L-I-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bedenken hervorrufend, nachdenklich stimmend
  2. 2
    besorgniserregend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbedenklich,bdeenklich,beddenklich,bedeknlich,bedenkilch,bedenkklich,bedenklcih,bedenklicch,bedenklichh,bedenklihc,bedenkllich,bedenlkich,bedennklich,bedneklich,beednklich,ebdenklich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bedenklich

Misspelling Variants of "bedenklich"

bbedenklich11bdeenklich10beddenklich11bedeknlich10bedenkilch10bedenkklich11bedenklcih10bedenklicch11
Misspelling Variants of "bedenklich"

Frequency rank: #12,243 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bedenklich"?
"bedenklich" is spelled B-E-D-E-N-K-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈdɛŋklɪç].
What does "bedenklich" mean?
As an adj, "bedenklich" means: Bedenken hervorrufend, nachdenklich stimmend
What words are commonly confused with "bedenklich"?
"bedenklich" is commonly confused with "bedenkliche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bedenklich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bedenklich" is [bəˈdɛŋklɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bedenklich" come from?
"bedenklich" 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.