beharren

[bəˈhaʁən]

/[bəˈhaʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“beharren” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,553. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,553
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bezogen auf Meinung, Entschluss: etwas nicht aufgeben, hartnäckig an etwas festhalten, in etwas nicht nachgeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-beharren · beharren · German

beharren · rank #28,553 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,553
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH begleitenden

Nearest frequency peer: begleitenden (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „beharren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „beharren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

beharren vs beharrt
75% similar
beharren vs beirren
75% similar
beharren vs Behörden
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for beharren
PropertyValue
Headwordbeharren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈhaʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,553
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beharren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).beharrenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „begleitenden“ (#28,552), „Beilagen“ (#28,554), „begabte“ (#28,551). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beharren“ bei #28,553. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around beharren (IPA [bəˈhaʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,553 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for beharren, with forms such as "bbeharren", "beahrren", and "beharen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "beharrt", "beirren", "Behörden", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 beharren, spelled B-E-H-A-R-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    bezogen auf Meinung, Entschluss: etwas nicht aufgeben, hartnäckig an etwas festhalten, in etwas nicht nachgeben
  2. 2
    standhaft, fest in etwas bleiben
  3. 3
    unnachgiebig behaupten, an seiner Meinung festhaltend sagen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bis zuletzt beharrte der Jurist [der griechische Staatspräsident Prokopis Pavlopoulos] damals auf seinem Standpunkt, griechisches Verfassungsrecht habe Vorrang vor EU-Recht. Mit dieser Ansicht traf er in Brüssel freilich auf wenig Verständnis.
  2. Warum beharrt Fereshta Ludin so sehr auf ihrem Kopftuch? Drei Viertel der muslimischen Frauen in Deutschland tragen keins.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeharren
  • beahrren
  • beharen
  • beharern
  • beharrenn
  • beharrne
  • behharren
  • behraren
  • bhearren
  • ebharren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beharren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbeharren1beahrren2beharen1beharern2beharrenn1beharrne2behharren1behraren2
Edit distance from "beharren"

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 "beharren"?
"beharren" is spelled B-E-H-A-R-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈhaʁən].
What does "beharren" mean?
As a verb, "beharren" means: bezogen auf Meinung, Entschluss: etwas nicht aufgeben, hartnäckig an etwas festhalten, in etwas nicht nachgeben
What words are commonly confused with "beharren"?
"beharren" is commonly confused with "beharrt", "beirren", "Behörden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beharren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beharren" is [bəˈhaʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beharren" come from?
"beharren" 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 "beharren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list