během
[ˈbjɛɦɛm]
The verdict
“během” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a preposition - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - im Verlauf eines bestimmten Zeitabschnittes; während, binnen, im Laufe
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | během |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | [ˈbjɛɦɛm] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “během” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for během is 5 letters long, classified as a preposition, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbjɛɦɛm]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "im Verlauf eines bestimmten Zeitabschnittes; während, binnen, im Laufe".
během has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 během, spelled B-Ě-H-E-M.
Definition
- 1im Verlauf eines bestimmten Zeitabschnittes; während, binnen, im Laufe
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “během”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-Ě-H-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.