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behauchen

German, verb/bəˈhaʊ̯χn̩/

behauchen is spelled B-E-H-A-U-C-H-E-N (9 letters). Behauchen is a German verb meaning “to aspirate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit (feuchtem) Atem benetzen”.

What does behauchen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to aspirate

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. mit (feuchtem) Atem benetzen 2. (p, t, k) so aussprechen, dass man ein anschließendes 'h' mithört

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of behauchen

  • behaucht present singular third-person
  • behauchte past
  • haben auxiliary
  • behauchend participle present
  • behauche first-person indicative present
  • behauchst indicative present second-person
  • behauchest second-person singular subjunctive
  • behauchet plural second-person subjunctive
  • behauchten first-person indicative plural
  • behauchtest indicative preterite second-person
  • behauchtet indicative plural preterite
  • behauch imperative second-person singular
  • habe behaucht first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • haben behaucht first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • behauch! imperative singular
  • behauche! imperative singular
  • behaucht! imperative plural
  • behaucht haben active infinitive perfect

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce behauchen?

  • /bəˈhaʊ̯χn̩/
  • [bəˈhaʊ̯xn̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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