Begehr
[bəˈɡeːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Begehr” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verlangen, das Streben nach etwas
Corpus desk
Index DE-begehr · Begehr · German
Begehr · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Begehr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bəˈɡeːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Begehr“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Begehr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈɡeːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verlangen, das Streben nach etwas".
No misspelling variants are generated for Begehr in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Begehr, spelled B-E-G-E-H-R.
Definition
- 1Verlangen, das Streben nach etwas
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Begehr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Sekretär des Firmenchefs fragte mich höflich nach meinem Begehr und ließ mich dann eine Stunde warten.
„Als man seinem Begehr nicht willfahrte, verließ er trotzig die Versammlung.“
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.