beglücken

/[bəˈɡlʏkn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,631

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

beglücken is aGermanverb. It means: (jemanden) durch eine Tätigkeit oder ein Geschenk glücklich machen (auch ironisch oder scherzhaft gemeint) Pronounced [bəˈɡlʏkn̩]. Often confused with beglückt and beglichen.

Key facts for beglücken
PropertyValue
Headwordbeglücken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈɡlʏkn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,631
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of beglücken in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for beglücken is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈɡlʏkn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,631 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(jemanden) durch eine Tätigkeit oder ein Geschenk glücklich machen (auch ironisch oder scherzhaft gemeint)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for beglücken, with forms such as "bbeglücken", "begglücken", and "beglcüken". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "beglückt", "beglichen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is beglücken, spelled B-E-G-L-Ü-C-K-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (jemanden) durch eine Tätigkeit oder ein Geschenk glücklich machen (auch ironisch oder scherzhaft gemeint)

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbeglücken,begglücken,beglcüken,begllücken,beglüccken,beglücekn,beglückenn,beglückken,beglückne,beglükcen,begülcken,belgücken,bgelücken,ebglücken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for beglücken

Misspelling Variants of "beglücken"

bbeglücken10begglücken10beglcüken9begllücken10beglüccken10beglücekn9beglückenn10beglückken10
Misspelling Variants of "beglücken"

Frequency rank: #38,631 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beglücken"?
"beglücken" is spelled B-E-G-L-Ü-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡlʏkn̩].
What does "beglücken" mean?
As a verb, "beglücken" means: (jemanden) durch eine Tätigkeit oder ein Geschenk glücklich machen (auch ironisch oder scherzhaft gemeint)
What words are commonly confused with "beglücken"?
"beglücken" is commonly confused with "beglückt", "beglichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beglücken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beglücken" is [bəˈɡlʏkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beglücken" come from?
"beglücken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.