Behauchung
[bəˈhaʊ̯xʊŋ]
The verdict
“Behauchung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aspiration von Lauten, das heißt Hervorbringen der Laute mit verstärktem Luftstrom
Corpus desk
Index DE-behauchung · Behauchung · German
Behauchung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Behauchung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bəˈhaʊ̯xʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Behauchung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Behauchung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈhaʊ̯xʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aspiration von Lauten, das heißt Hervorbringen der Laute mit verstärktem Luftstrom".
Zero misspellings are on record for Behauchung in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Behauchung, spelled B-E-H-A-U-C-H-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Aspiration von Lauten, das heißt Hervorbringen der Laute mit verstärktem Luftstrom
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Behauchung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Deutschen weisen die stimmlosen Verschlusslaute vor Vokalen immer eine Behauchung auf. Also: [p] in „Peter“ hat eine starke Behauchung.
„Vergleicht man die Aussprache der englischen Wörter ‚nitrate‘ (deutsch ‚Nitrat‘) und ‚nightrate‘ (deutsch ‚Nachttarif‘), so kann man beim Übergang von /t/ zu /r/ gewisse Unterschiede ausmachen, die den Grad der Aspiration, also der Behauchung, und der Lautdauer betreffen.“
Synonyms
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.