beflissen

[bəˈflɪsn̩]

/[bəˈflɪsn̩]/ adj

The verdict

“beflissen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - bemüht, übereifrig

Corpus desk

Index DE-beflissen · beflissen · German

beflissen · 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.

Key facts for beflissen
PropertyValue
Headwordbeflissen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈflɪsn̩]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „beflissen“ im Deutschen

beflissenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

beflissen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bəˈflɪsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bemüht, übereifrig".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for beflissen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is beflissen, spelled B-E-F-L-I-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    bemüht, übereifrig

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how beflissen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er zeigt sich immer beflissen, um vom Arbeitgeber vielleicht dauerhaft eingestellt zu werden.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beflissen"?
"beflissen" is spelled B-E-F-L-I-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈflɪsn̩].
What does "beflissen" mean?
As an adjective, "beflissen" means: bemüht, übereifrig
How do you pronounce "beflissen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beflissen" is [bəˈflɪsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beflissen" come from?
"beflissen" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list