beherrschbar

[bəˈhɛʁʃbaːɐ̯]

/[bəˈhɛʁʃbaːɐ̯]/ adj

The verdict

“beherrschbar” is an uncommon German word, ranked #75,438 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#75,438
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich beherrschen lassend, sich kontrollieren lassend

Key facts for beherrschbar
PropertyValue
Headwordbeherrschbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈhɛʁʃbaːɐ̯]
Letters12
Frequency rank#75,438
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “beherrschbar” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). beherrschbar lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for beherrschbar is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈhɛʁʃbaːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #75,438 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich beherrschen lassend, sich kontrollieren lassend".

No generated misspelling entries exist for beherrschbar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is beherrschbar, spelled B-E-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich beherrschen lassend, sich kontrollieren lassend

Antonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beherrschbar"?
"beherrschbar" is spelled B-E-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈhɛʁʃbaːɐ̯].
What does "beherrschbar" mean?
As an adjective, "beherrschbar" means: sich beherrschen lassend, sich kontrollieren lassend
How do you pronounce "beherrschbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beherrschbar" is [bəˈhɛʁʃbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beherrschbar" come from?
"beherrschbar" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “beherrschbar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-B-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈhɛʁʃbaːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list