Beignet
[bɛnˈjeː]
The verdict
“Beignet” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - frittiertes Gebäck
Corpus desk
Index DE-beignet · Beignet · German
Beignet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Beignet |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bɛnˈjeː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Beignet“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Beignet is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bɛnˈjeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "frittiertes Gebäck".
Beignet has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Beignet, spelled B-E-I-G-N-E-T.
Definition
- 1frittiertes Gebäck
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Beignet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Etwa zu diesem Zeitpunkt steckte der Küchenchef 'Ti Bruce seinen Kopf zur Tür rein und brüllte: ‹Noch nicht bald fertig?› und schien sich nichts dringender zu wünschen, als dass Zoyd endlich verschwände, während sie doch früher immer noch ein Weilchen bei Beignets und Zichorienkaffee beisammengehockt waren.“
This word in other languages
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.