behüten

[bəˈhyːtn̩]

/[bəˈhyːtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“behüten” is uncommon German (frequency #80,134 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,134
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf etwas Acht geben, es bewachen, sichern und vor Schaden schützen

Corpus desk

Index DE-behuten · behüten · German

behüten · rank #80,134 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,134
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH behutsame

Nearest frequency peer: behutsame (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “behüten”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “behüten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for behüten
PropertyValue
Headwordbehüten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈhyːtn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,134
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “behüten” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).behütenliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „behutsame“ (#80,133), „beiliegenden“ (#80,135), „behaviour“ (#80,132). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

behüten is uncommon German at frequency #80,134 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈhyːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for behüten in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is behüten, spelled B-E-H-Ü-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf etwas Acht geben, es bewachen, sichern und vor Schaden schützen
  2. 2
    auf jemanden Acht geben, aufpassen, betreuen und vor Unannehmlichkeiten bewahren
  3. 3
    Nein!

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Wächter behütet den Schatz, der in der Oase vergraben liegt.
  2. Ihre Freundin behütete sie vor einem großen Fehler.

Antonyms

vernachlässigen

This word in other languages

protect(English)proteger(Español)protéger(Français)

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 "behüten"?
"behüten" is spelled B-E-H-Ü-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈhyːtn̩].
What does "behüten" mean?
As a verb, "behüten" means: auf etwas Acht geben, es bewachen, sichern und vor Schaden schützen
How do you pronounce "behüten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "behüten" is [bəˈhyːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "behüten" come from?
"behüten" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "behüten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Barsche#80,119avenger#80,109augusti#80,090Bremser#80,182

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list