behaupten
[bəˈhaʊ̯ptn̩]
The verdict
“behaupten” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,805 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #2,805
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas sagen, was nicht stimmen muss oder gar unglaubwürdig ist
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | behaupten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈhaʊ̯ptn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #2,805 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “behaupten” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for behaupten is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈhaʊ̯ptn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,805 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for behaupten, with forms such as "bbehaupten", "beahupten", and "behaputen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "behauptet", "Behauptung", "behauptete", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is behaupten, spelled B-E-H-A-U-P-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas sagen, was nicht stimmen muss oder gar unglaubwürdig ist
- 2sich durchsetzen
- 3etwas (militärisch oder auch mit Argumenten) verteidigen, gegen Feinde/einen sportlichen Gegner siegen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbehaupten,beahupten,behaputen,behaupetn,behauppten,behauptenn,behauptne,behauptten,behautpen,behhaupten,behuapten,bheaupten,ebhaupten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of behaupten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “behaupten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-H-A-U-P-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈhaʊ̯ptn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “behauptet” - see the side-by-side comparison. behaupten vs behauptet
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.