behänd
[bəˈhɛnt]
The verdict
“behänd” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wendig und flink
Corpus desk
Index DE-behand · behänd · German
behänd · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | behänd |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bəˈhɛnt] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „behänd“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
behänd is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bəˈhɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wendig und flink".
behänd has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is behänd, spelled B-E-H-Ä-N-D.
Definition
- 1wendig und flink
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how behänd appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie bewegt sich behänd auf dem Schwebebalken.
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.