Begehrlichkeit
[bəˈɡeːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Begehrlichkeit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - intensiv empfundenes Verlangen nach etwas
Corpus desk
Index DE-begehrlichkeit · Begehrlichkeit · German
Begehrlichkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Begehrlichkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bəˈɡeːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Begehrlichkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Begehrlichkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈɡeːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "intensiv empfundenes Verlangen nach etwas".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Begehrlichkeit in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Begehrlichkeit, spelled B-E-G-E-H-R-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1intensiv empfundenes Verlangen nach etwas
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Begehrlichkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich sah in ihnen Anstifterinnen meiner schrecklichen Begehrlichkeit, die mich zum Mörder eines leibhaftigen Engels hatte werden lassen.“
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.