bedurft

[bəˈdʊʁft]

/[bəˈdʊʁft]/ verb

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The verdict

“bedurft” is uncommon German (frequency #69,022 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,022
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bedürfen

Key facts for bedurft
PropertyValue
Headwordbedurft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈdʊʁft]
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,022
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bedurft” 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). bedurft 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

bedurft is uncommon German at frequency #69,022 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈdʊʁft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bedürfen".

No misspelling variants are generated for bedurft in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bedurft, spelled B-E-D-U-R-F-T.

Definition

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    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bedürfen

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 "bedurft"?
"bedurft" is spelled B-E-D-U-R-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈdʊʁft].
What does "bedurft" mean?
As a verb, "bedurft" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bedürfen
How do you pronounce "bedurft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bedurft" is [bəˈdʊʁft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bedurft" come from?
"bedurft" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “bedurft”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-D-U-R-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈdʊʁft] (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

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