begucken

[bəˈɡʊkn̩]

/[bəˈɡʊkn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“begucken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (längere Zeit und gründlich) ansehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-begucken · begucken · German

begucken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for begucken
PropertyValue
Headwordbegucken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈɡʊkn̩]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „begucken“ im Deutschen

beguckenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

begucken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈɡʊkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(längere Zeit und gründlich) ansehen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for begucken in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is begucken, spelled B-E-G-U-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (längere Zeit und gründlich) ansehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Eigentlich bin ich da nur hin, um ihm eins auszuwischen und um mir seine Frau mal genauer zu begucken.“
  2. „»Nun laß dich mal begucken. . .« Sie musterte mich eingehend. »Schön siehst du nicht aus, wahrhaftiger Gott!«“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "begucken"?
"begucken" is spelled B-E-G-U-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡʊkn̩].
What does "begucken" mean?
As a verb, "begucken" means: (längere Zeit und gründlich) ansehen
How do you pronounce "begucken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "begucken" is [bəˈɡʊkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "begucken" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list