beflecken
[bəˈflɛkn̩]
The verdict
“beflecken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einzelne Stellen von etwas beschmutzen, fleckig machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-beflecken · beflecken · German
beflecken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | beflecken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈflɛkn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „beflecken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
beflecken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈflɛkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for beflecken in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is beflecken, spelled B-E-F-L-E-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1einzelne Stellen von etwas beschmutzen, fleckig machen
- 2jemandes Ansehen schaden, jemandes Ehre herabsetzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how beflecken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„[…] ich muss Bücher fühlen, ich muss sie riechen, sie mit Kaffee beflecken, dann wird das Buch zu meinem Freund.“
„Weil sie die Ehre der Familie befleckt habe, wurde eine junge Frau gemeinschaftlich von ihrem Ehemann und von ihrem Vater getötet, so lautet die Anklage.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.