behumsen

[bəˈhʊmzn̩]

/[bəˈhʊmzn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“behumsen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - übervorteilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-behumsen · behumsen · German

behumsen · 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.

Key facts for behumsen
PropertyValue
Headwordbehumsen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈhʊmzn̩]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „behumsen“ im Deutschen

behumsensitzt 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

behumsen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈhʊmzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "übervorteilen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for behumsen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is behumsen, spelled B-E-H-U-M-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    übervorteilen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aber sie waren schlauer als er und behumsten ihn gehörig.
  2. Beim Kartenspielen werde ich immer von meiner Schwester behumst.

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 "behumsen"?
"behumsen" is spelled B-E-H-U-M-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈhʊmzn̩].
What does "behumsen" mean?
As a verb, "behumsen" means: übervorteilen
How do you pronounce "behumsen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "behumsen" is [bəˈhʊmzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "behumsen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list