behutsam

[bəˈhuːtzaːm]

/[bəˈhuːtzaːm]/ adj

The verdict

“behutsam” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,829. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,829
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sorgsam und vorsichtig

Corpus desk

Index DE-behutsam · behutsam · German

behutsam · rank #18,829 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,829
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH begehren

Nearest frequency peer: begehren (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „behutsam“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „behutsam“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

behutsam vs bedeutsam
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for behutsam
PropertyValue
Headwordbehutsam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈhuːtzaːm]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,829
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „behutsam“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).behutsamliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „begehren“ (#18,828), „Beistand“ (#18,830), „Begabung“ (#18,827). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „behutsam“ bei #18,829. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around behutsam (IPA [bəˈhuːtzaːm]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,829 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sorgsam und vorsichtig".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for behutsam, with forms such as "bbehutsam", "behhutsam", and "behtusam". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "bedeutsam", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is behutsam, spelled B-E-H-U-T-S-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    sorgsam und vorsichtig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Behutsam nahm sie das Buch zur Hand, um den wertvollen Umschlag zu schonen.
  2. „Behutsam lenkte ich Herrn Jackopp nun auf die Tatsache, daß er doch gestern abend eine andere und rote Dame bei sich geführt und offenbar auch sehr lieb gehabt habe.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbehutsam
  • behhutsam
  • behtusam
  • behustam
  • behutasm
  • behutsamm
  • behutsma
  • behutssam
  • behuttsam
  • beuhtsam
  • bheutsam
  • ebhutsam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of behutsam - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbehutsam1behhutsam1behtusam2behustam2behutasm2behutsamm1behutsma2behutssam1
Edit distance from "behutsam"

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 "behutsam"?
"behutsam" is spelled B-E-H-U-T-S-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈhuːtzaːm].
What does "behutsam" mean?
As an adjective, "behutsam" means: sorgsam und vorsichtig
What words are commonly confused with "behutsam"?
"behutsam" is commonly confused with "bedeutsam". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "behutsam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "behutsam" is [bəˈhuːtzaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "behutsam" come from?
"behutsam" 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 "behutsam", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list