Begehrlichkeit
German, noun/bəˈɡeːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t/
Begehrlichkeit is spelled B-E-G-E-H-R-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T (14 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 189,851st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Begehrlichkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “covetousness, desirousness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “intensiv empfundenes Verlangen nach etwas”.
What does Begehrlichkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecovetousness, desirousness
- 2
femininedesire
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. intensiv empfundenes Verlangen nach etwas
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Begehrlichkeit
- Begehrlichkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Begehrlichkeit?
- /bəˈɡeːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [bəˈɡeːɐ̯lɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Begehrlichkeit in German?
Begehrlichkeit appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).