begehrlich
[bəˈɡeːɐ̯lɪç]
The verdict
“begehrlich” 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) - nach Besitz, Genuss, Freude verlangend, begehrend
Corpus desk
Index DE-begehrlich · begehrlich · German
begehrlich · 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 | begehrlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bəˈɡeːɐ̯lɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „begehrlich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
begehrlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bəˈɡeːɐ̯lɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nach Besitz, Genuss, Freude verlangend, begehrend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for begehrlich in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 begehrlich, spelled B-E-G-E-H-R-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1nach Besitz, Genuss, Freude verlangend, begehrend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how begehrlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Tisch war gedeckt mit begehrlichen und exotischen Köstlichkeiten.
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.