běh
[ˈbjɛx]
The verdict
“běh” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schnelle Vorwärtsbewegung zu Fuß; Lauf, Rennen
Corpus desk
Index DE-beh · běh · German
běh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-0 0 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | běh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbjɛx] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „běh“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
běh is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbjɛx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for běh in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is běh, spelled B-Ě-H.
Definition
- 1schnelle Vorwärtsbewegung zu Fuß; Lauf, Rennen
- 2schnelle Vorwärtsbewegung zu Fuß; Lauf, Rennen
- 3Bewegung größerer Einheiten; Lauf
- 4Bewegung stationärer Gegenstände, besonders Maschinen und Anlagen; Gang, Lauf
- 5Entwicklung im Laufe der Zeit; Lauf, Verlauf
- 6Zeitabschnitt eines Kurses; Semester, Turnus
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how běh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Petr se vyděsil a dal se do běhu.
Běžec pokořil světový rekord v běhu na 1000 metrů.
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.