Beffchen
German, noun/ˈbɛfçən/
Beffchen is spelled B-E-F-F-C-H-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 95 million words in written German, the 618,004th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Beffchen is a German neuter noun meaning “preaching bands (a kind of neckwear worn chiefly by Protestant ministers)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Halsbinde mit zwei steifen, schmalen Leinenstreifen, die besonders Kleriker an ihren Talaren tragen”.
What does Beffchen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterpreaching bands (a kind of neckwear worn chiefly by Protestant ministers)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Halsbinde mit zwei steifen, schmalen Leinenstreifen, die besonders Kleriker an ihren Talaren tragen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Beffchen
- Beffchens genitive
- Bäffchen alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Beffchen?
- /ˈbɛfçən/
- [ˈbɛfçən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Beffchen in German?
Beffchen appears about once in every 95 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).