befremdend
[bəˈfʁɛmdənt]
The verdict
“befremdend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in unangenehmer Art und Weise erstaunlich
Corpus desk
Index DE-befremdend · befremdend · German
befremdend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | befremdend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bəˈfʁɛmdənt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „befremdend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
befremdend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bəˈfʁɛmdənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in unangenehmer Art und Weise erstaunlich".
befremdend has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is befremdend, spelled B-E-F-R-E-M-D-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1in unangenehmer Art und Weise erstaunlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how befremdend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der jüngste Vortrag des Papstes sei befremdend und passe überhaupt nicht in die allgemeine Strategie des Vatikans.“
Das [Gespräch mit Toten] wirkt auf den Leser zunächst erstaunlich, ja befremdend, im Fortgang der Lektüre indes von Kapitel zu Kapitel plausibler.
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.