begehrenswert

[bəˈɡeːʁənsˌveːɐ̯t]

/[bəˈɡeːʁənsˌveːɐ̯t]/ adj

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The verdict

“begehrenswert” is uncommon German (frequency #78,939 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,939
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so geartet, dass man es begehrt/haben möchte

Corpus desk

Index DE-begehrenswert · begehrenswert · German

begehrenswert · rank #78,939 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,939
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Begleitersche…

Nearest frequency peer: Begleiterscheinung (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „begehrenswert“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „begehrenswert“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for begehrenswert
PropertyValue
Headwordbegehrenswert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈɡeːʁənsˌveːɐ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#78,939
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „begehrenswert“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).begehrenswertfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Begleiterscheinung“ (#78,940), „bec“ (#78,937), „begutachtete“ (#78,941). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „begehrenswert“ bei #78,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

begehrenswert is uncommon German at frequency #78,939 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bəˈɡeːʁənsˌveːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for begehrenswert, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is begehrenswert, spelled B-E-G-E-H-R-E-N-S-W-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    so geartet, dass man es begehrt/haben möchte
  2. 2
    so geartet, dass man die Person attraktiv findet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Und weil neue Lacke wirklich sehr begehrenswert sind, lassen sich Damen vermehrt Nagellacke von weltreisenden Bekannten mitbringen, um in der Heimat wirklich die Erste zu sein, die diese ausführt.“
  2. Du bist noch immer so wunderschön, noch immer absolut begehrenswert.

This word in other languages

desirable(English)désirable(Français)

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 "begehrenswert"?
"begehrenswert" is spelled B-E-G-E-H-R-E-N-S-W-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡeːʁənsˌveːɐ̯t].
What does "begehrenswert" mean?
As an adjective, "begehrenswert" means: so geartet, dass man es begehrt/haben möchte
How do you pronounce "begehrenswert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "begehrenswert" is [bəˈɡeːʁənsˌveːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "begehrenswert" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Beistelltisch#78,946Belegschaften#78,948betriebliches#78,959Bahnübergänge#78,918

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list