Beiklang
[ˈbaɪ̯ˌklaŋ]
The verdict
“Beiklang” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Ton/Klang, der ein wenig mitschwingt
Corpus desk
Index DE-beiklang · Beiklang · German
Beiklang · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Beiklang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbaɪ̯ˌklaŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Beiklang“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Beiklang is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaɪ̯ˌklaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Beiklang, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Beiklang, spelled B-E-I-K-L-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1Ton/Klang, der ein wenig mitschwingt
- 2die eigentliche Bedeutung eines Wortes/einer Äußerung meist negativ färbender Tonfall
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Beiklang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mit besonderer Vorliebe nimmt die Kritik indes mitmenschliche Schwächen und Fehler jedweder Art aufs Korn, und hier gewinnt der Begriff seinen negativen Beiklang.“
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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.