Behemoth
[beheˈmoːt]
The verdict
“Behemoth” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ungeheuer der jüdisch-christlichen Mythologie
Corpus desk
Index DE-behemoth · Behemoth · German
Behemoth · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Behemoth |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [beheˈmoːt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Behemoth“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Behemoth is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [beheˈmoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ungeheuer der jüdisch-christlichen Mythologie".
Behemoth has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Behemoth, spelled B-E-H-E-M-O-T-H.
Definition
- 1Ungeheuer der jüdisch-christlichen Mythologie
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Behemoth appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wie zuvor im 4. Esra wird hervorgehoben, dass es sich bei Behemoth um ein Landtier, bei Leviathan dagegen um ein Wassertier handele.“
Antonyms
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.