begehren

[bəˈɡeːʁən]

/[bəˈɡeːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“begehren” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,828. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,828
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach jemandem oder etwas großes (sexuelles) Verlangen haben, jemanden oder etwas sehr gern haben wollen

Corpus desk

Index DE-begehren · begehren · German

begehren · rank #18,828 · 12 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,828
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Begabung

Nearest frequency peer: Begabung (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „begehren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „begehren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

begehren vs begehrt
75% similar
begehren vs bewahren
75% similar
begehren vs berühren
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for begehren
PropertyValue
Headwordbegehren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈɡeːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,828
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „begehren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.begehrenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Begabung“ (#18,827), „behutsam“ (#18,829), „Befürchtungen“ (#18,826). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „begehren“ bei #18,828. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around begehren (IPA [bəˈɡeːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,828 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for begehren, with forms such as "bbegehren", "beeghren", and "begehern". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "begehrt", "bewahren", "berühren", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is begehren, spelled B-E-G-E-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach jemandem oder etwas großes (sexuelles) Verlangen haben, jemanden oder etwas sehr gern haben wollen
  2. 2
    etwas wollen, erstreben, herbeiwünschen; wünschen, etwas zu tun
  3. 3
    etwas erbitten
  4. 4
    betteln
  5. 5
    an einen anderen Ort zu gehen oder zu kommen wünschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Du sollst nicht die Frau eines anderen begehren.
  2. Ich fürchte, dein Mann begehrt dich nicht mehr.

Synonyms

gelüstenbetteln

Antonyms

ablehnenverabscheuen

This word in other languages

desire(English)convoiter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbegehren
  • beeghren
  • begehern
  • begehhren
  • begehrenn
  • begehrne
  • begehrren
  • begerhen
  • beggehren
  • begheren
  • bgeehren
  • ebgehren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of begehren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbegehren1beeghren2begehern2begehhren1begehrenn1begehrne2begehrren1begerhen2
Edit distance from "begehren"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "begehren"?
"begehren" is spelled B-E-G-E-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡeːʁən].
What does "begehren" mean?
As a verb, "begehren" means: nach jemandem oder etwas großes (sexuelles) Verlangen haben, jemanden oder etwas sehr gern haben wollen
What words are commonly confused with "begehren"?
"begehren" is commonly confused with "begehrt", "bewahren", "berühren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "begehren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "begehren" is [bəˈɡeːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "begehren" come from?
"begehren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "begehren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Begabung#18,827behutsam#18,829Beistand#18,830beerdigt#18,825

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

belohnen12 variantsAnhängen12 variantsangreift12 variantsanführen12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list