begaffen
[bəˈɡafn̩]
The verdict
“begaffen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aufdringlich, schamlos, neugierig, dümmlich (mit offenem Mund) ansehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-begaffen · begaffen · German
begaffen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | begaffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈɡafn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „begaffen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
begaffen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈɡafn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aufdringlich, schamlos, neugierig, dümmlich (mit offenem Mund) ansehen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for begaffen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is begaffen, spelled B-E-G-A-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1aufdringlich, schamlos, neugierig, dümmlich (mit offenem Mund) ansehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how begaffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Weil er seine Kollegin in einem der Körperscanner begafft haben soll, ist ein Flughafenmitarbeiter verwarnt worden.“
„Wie zu Berlin die Berliner, so gehören die Pariser zu Paris. So ungehörig es ist, sie zu begaffen, so lohnend ist’s, ihnen diskrete Blicke zuzuwerfen. Die Auswahl ist groß, der Unterschied enorm.“
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.