bedürftigen

Name: bedürftigen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[bəˈdʏʁftɪɡn̩]

/[bəˈdʏʁftɪɡn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“bedürftigen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,459. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,459
frequency rank, German: 72,680
“B” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedürftig

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bedürftigen vs bedürftige

91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bedürftigen
Property	Value
Headword	bedürftigen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[bəˈdʏʁftɪɡn̩]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#25,459
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bedürftigen” 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). bedürftigen lands here:

#25,459

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around bedürftigen (IPA [bəˈdʏʁftɪɡn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,459 among 72,680 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for bedürftigen, with forms such as "bbedürftigen", "bdeürftigen", and "beddürftigen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "bedürftige", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bedürftigen, spelled B-E-D-Ü-R-F-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedürftig
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedürftig
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedürftig
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedürftig
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedürftig
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedürftig
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedürftig
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedürftig
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedürftig
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedürftig
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedürftig
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedürftig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bbedürftigen
bdeürftigen
beddürftigen
bedrüftigen
bedüfrtigen
bedürfftigen
bedürfitgen
bedürftgien
bedürftiegn
bedürftigenn
bedürftiggen
bedürftigne
bedürfttigen
bedürrftigen
bedürtfigen
beüdrftigen
ebdürftigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bedürftigen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "bedürftigen"

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 "bedürftigen"?

"bedürftigen" is spelled B-E-D-Ü-R-F-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈdʏʁftɪɡn̩].

What does "bedürftigen" mean?

As an adjective, "bedürftigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedürftig

What words are commonly confused with "bedürftigen"?

"bedürftigen" is commonly confused with "bedürftige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "bedürftigen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bedürftigen" is [bəˈdʏʁftɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "bedürftigen" come from?

"bedürftigen" 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 “bedürftigen”

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

The one correct German spelling is B-E-D-Ü-R-F-T-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [bəˈdʏʁftɪɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “bedürftige” - see the side-by-side comparison. bedürftigen vs bedürftige
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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.