beglücken

[bəˈɡlʏkn̩]

/[bəˈɡlʏkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“beglücken” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,631. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,631
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (jemanden) durch eine Tätigkeit oder ein Geschenk glücklich machen (auch ironisch oder scherzhaft gemeint)

Corpus desk

Index DE-beglucken · beglücken · German

beglücken · rank #38,631 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,631
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH BEG

Nearest frequency peer: BEG (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „beglücken“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „beglücken“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

beglücken vs beglückt
78% similar
beglücken vs beglichen
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beglücken“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.beglückenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „BEG“ (#38,630), „begünstigte“ (#38,632), „Befindlichkeiten“ (#38,629). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beglücken“ bei #38,631. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around beglücken (IPA [bəˈɡlʏkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,631 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(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". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is beglücken, spelled B-E-G-L-Ü-C-K-E-N.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie haben die Gabe, sich unsichtbar zu machen, wohnen in Felsschluchten, wo sie hinabsteigende Kinder mit ihren Gaben beglücken, und erscheinen bei Neugeborenen, deren Schicksal sie bestimmen.“
  2. „Die Tatsache, dass er noch einmal gebraucht wurde, beglückte ihn sehr.“

Synonyms

erfreuen

This word in other languages

bless(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeglücken
  • begglücken
  • beglcüken
  • begllücken
  • beglüccken
  • beglücekn
  • beglückenn
  • beglückken
  • beglückne
  • beglükcen
  • begülcken
  • belgücken
  • bgelücken
  • ebglücken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beglücken - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbeglücken1begglücken1beglcüken2begllücken1beglüccken1beglücekn2beglückenn1beglückken1
Edit distance from "beglücken"

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 "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Beihilfen#38,634bespricht#38,642autoritär#38,616billigere#38,646

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

auszukommen14 variantsApprobation14 variantsdiffamieren14 variantsAnlagenbau14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list