Beflissenheit

[bəˈflɪsn̩haɪ̯t]

/[bəˈflɪsn̩haɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Beflissenheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bereitschaft, sich einzusetzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-beflissenheit · Beflissenheit · German

Beflissenheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 Beflissenheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeflissenheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈflɪsn̩haɪ̯t]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Beflissenheit“ im Deutschen

Beflissenheitliegt 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

Beflissenheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈflɪsn̩haɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bereitschaft, sich einzusetzen".

Beflissenheit has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Beflissenheit, spelled B-E-F-L-I-S-S-E-N-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bereitschaft, sich einzusetzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Hinter seiner höflichen Beflissenheit steckten aber auch Schalk und Gewitztheit.“
  2. „Der Grund für seine Beflissenheit war ein anderer.“

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 "Beflissenheit"?
"Beflissenheit" is spelled B-E-F-L-I-S-S-E-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈflɪsn̩haɪ̯t].
What does "Beflissenheit" mean?
As a noun, "Beflissenheit" means: Bereitschaft, sich einzusetzen
How do you pronounce "Beflissenheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beflissenheit" is [bəˈflɪsn̩haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beflissenheit" come from?
"Beflissenheit" 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