bedrängte

[bəˈdʁɛŋtə]

/[bəˈdʁɛŋtə]/ adj

The verdict

“bedrängte” is uncommon German (frequency #67,024 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,024
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedrängt

Key facts for bedrängte
PropertyValue
Headwordbedrängte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈdʁɛŋtə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,024
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bedrängte” 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). bedrängte lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bedrängte is uncommon German at frequency #67,024 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bəˈdʁɛŋtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bedrängte, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bedrängte, spelled B-E-D-R-Ä-N-G-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedrängt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedrängt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedrängt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedrängt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedrängt
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedrängt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedrängt
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedrängt
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedrängt

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 "bedrängte"?
"bedrängte" is spelled B-E-D-R-Ä-N-G-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈdʁɛŋtə].
What does "bedrängte" mean?
As an adjective, "bedrängte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedrängt
How do you pronounce "bedrängte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bedrängte" is [bəˈdʁɛŋtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bedrängte" come from?
"bedrängte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “bedrängte”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-D-R-Ä-N-G-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈdʁɛŋtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list