behuft

[bəˈhuːft]

/[bəˈhuːft]/ adj

The verdict

“behuft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hufe tragend

Corpus desk

Index DE-behuft · behuft · German

behuft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for behuft
PropertyValue
Headwordbehuft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈhuːft]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „behuft“ im Deutschen

behuftsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

behuft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bəˈhuːft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hufe tragend".

No misspelling variants are generated for behuft in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is behuft, spelled B-E-H-U-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hufe tragend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how behuft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Wie bei allen Pferden enden die Beine des Afrikanischen Esels in einer einzigen behuften Zehe.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "behuft"?
"behuft" is spelled B-E-H-U-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈhuːft].
What does "behuft" mean?
As an adjective, "behuft" means: Hufe tragend
How do you pronounce "behuft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "behuft" is [bəˈhuːft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "behuft" come from?
"behuft" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list