befehligt

[bəˈfeːlɪçt]

/[bəˈfeːlɪçt]/ verb

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The verdict

“befehligt” is uncommon German (frequency #53,515 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,515
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

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

Key facts for befehligt
PropertyValue
Headwordbefehligt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈfeːlɪçt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,515
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “befehligt” 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). befehligt 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

befehligt is uncommon German at frequency #53,515 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈfeːlɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs befehligen".

Zero misspellings are on record for befehligt in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is befehligt, spelled B-E-F-E-H-L-I-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs befehligen

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 "befehligt"?
"befehligt" is spelled B-E-F-E-H-L-I-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfeːlɪçt].
What does "befehligt" mean?
As a verb, "befehligt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs befehligen
How do you pronounce "befehligt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "befehligt" is [bəˈfeːlɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "befehligt" come from?
"befehligt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “befehligt”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-F-E-H-L-I-G-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈfeːlɪçt] (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