begnadigen

[bəˈɡnaːdɪɡn̩]

/[bəˈɡnaːdɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“begnadigen” is uncommon German (frequency #92,654 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,654
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Strafe erlassen, vermindern

Corpus desk

Index DE-begnadigen · begnadigen · German

begnadigen · rank #92,654 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,654
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beginnender

Nearest frequency peer: beginnender (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „begnadigen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „begnadigen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for begnadigen
PropertyValue
Headwordbegnadigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈɡnaːdɪɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,654
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „begnadigen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.begnadigenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „beginnender“ (#92,653), „Beile“ (#92,655), „begib“ (#92,652). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „begnadigen“ bei #92,654. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

begnadigen is uncommon German at frequency #92,654 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈɡnaːdɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Strafe erlassen, vermindern".

No generated misspelling entries exist for begnadigen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is begnadigen, spelled B-E-G-N-A-D-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Strafe erlassen, vermindern

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nur das Staatsoberhaupt konnte ihn begnadigen.

Synonyms

pardonierenamnestieren

This word in other languages

reprieve(English)amnistiar(Español)gracier(Français)amnistiar(Português)

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 "begnadigen"?
"begnadigen" is spelled B-E-G-N-A-D-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡnaːdɪɡn̩].
What does "begnadigen" mean?
As a verb, "begnadigen" means: Strafe erlassen, vermindern
How do you pronounce "begnadigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "begnadigen" is [bəˈɡnaːdɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "begnadigen" come from?
"begnadigen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beiläufige#92,656berauschen#92,666Bergzabern#92,670Backgammon#92,630

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list