behutsam

/[bəˈhuːtzaːm]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,829

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

behutsam is anGermanadj. It means: sorgsam und vorsichtig Pronounced [bəˈhuːtzaːm]. Often confused with bedeutsam.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of behutsam in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for behutsam is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈhuːtzaːm]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,829 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sorgsam und vorsichtig".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for behutsam, with forms such as "bbehutsam", "behhutsam", and "behtusam". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is behutsam, spelled B-E-H-U-T-S-A-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sorgsam und vorsichtig

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbehutsam,behhutsam,behtusam,behustam,behutasm,behutsamm,behutsma,behutssam,behuttsam,beuhtsam,bheutsam,ebhutsam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for behutsam

Misspelling Variants of "behutsam"

bbehutsam9behhutsam9behtusam8behustam8behutasm8behutsamm9behutsma8behutssam9
Misspelling Variants of "behutsam"

Frequency rank: #18,829 in German

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 adj, "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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.