begrapschen

[bəˈɡʁapʃn̩]

/[bəˈɡʁapʃn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“begrapschen” is uncommon German (frequency #96,719 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,719
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden (oder etwas) respektlos mit den Fingern berühren/anfassen, jemanden (ungebeten, unerwünschterweise) sexuell berühren

Corpus desk

Index DE-begrapschen · begrapschen · German

begrapschen · rank #96,719 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,719
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH begeisternd

Nearest frequency peer: begeisternd (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “begrapschen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “begrapschen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for begrapschen
PropertyValue
Headwordbegrapschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈɡʁapʃn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#96,719
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “begrapschen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).begrapschenliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „begeisternd“ (#96,718), „befummelt“ (#96,717), „beiderseitigem“ (#96,721). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

begrapschen is uncommon German at frequency #96,719 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈɡʁapʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden (oder etwas) respektlos mit den Fingern berühren/anfassen, jemanden (ungebeten, unerwünschterweise) sexuell berühren".

No generated misspelling entries exist for begrapschen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 begrapschen, spelled B-E-G-R-A-P-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden (oder etwas) respektlos mit den Fingern berühren/anfassen, jemanden (ungebeten, unerwünschterweise) sexuell berühren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Als Dahl sich im Badezimmer befand, hatte Claustorp versucht, Maria zu begrapschen, worauf sie sehr wütend reagierte und ihn gegen die Glastür stieß.“
  2. „Als sie an verschiedenen Collèges der Sorbonne vorüberkamen, waren die Straßen voller rauflustiger Studenten, die Wein soffen und Huren begrapschten.“

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 "begrapschen"?
"begrapschen" is spelled B-E-G-R-A-P-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡʁapʃn̩].
What does "begrapschen" mean?
As a verb, "begrapschen" means: jemanden (oder etwas) respektlos mit den Fingern berühren/anfassen, jemanden (ungebeten, unerwünschterweise) sexuell berühren
How do you pronounce "begrapschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "begrapschen" is [bəˈɡʁapʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "begrapschen" come from?
"begrapschen" 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 "begrapschen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

begeisternd#96,718Bekundungen#96,722beschaulich#96,732beunruhigte#96,739

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list