beiläufig

/[ˈbaɪ̯ˌlɔɪ̯fɪç]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,555

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

beiläufig is anGermanadj. It means: nebenbei, wie zufällig erwähnt Pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ˌlɔɪ̯fɪç].

Key facts for beiläufig
PropertyValue
Headwordbeiläufig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈbaɪ̯ˌlɔɪ̯fɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,555
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for beiläufig is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbaɪ̯ˌlɔɪ̯fɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,555 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for beiläufig, with forms such as "bbeiläufig", "beilläufig", and "beiluäfig". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 beiläufig, spelled B-E-I-L-Ä-U-F-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nebenbei, wie zufällig erwähnt
  2. 2
    ungefähr, etwa

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbeiläufig,beilläufig,beiluäfig,beiläfuig,beiläuffig,beiläufgi,beiläufigg,beiläuifg,beiälufig,beliäufig,bieläufig,ebiläufig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for beiläufig

Misspelling Variants of "beiläufig"

bbeiläufig10beilläufig10beiluäfig9beiläfuig9beiläuffig10beiläufgi9beiläufigg10beiläuifg9
Misspelling Variants of "beiläufig"

Frequency rank: #28,555 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beiläufig"?
"beiläufig" is spelled B-E-I-L-Ä-U-F-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaɪ̯ˌlɔɪ̯fɪç].
What does "beiläufig" mean?
As an adj, "beiläufig" means: nebenbei, wie zufällig erwähnt
What are common misspellings of "beiläufig"?
Common misspellings include "bbeiläufig", "beilläufig", "beiluäfig", "beiläfuig", "beiläuffig". The correct spelling is "beiläufig".
How do you pronounce "beiläufig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beiläufig" is [ˈbaɪ̯ˌlɔɪ̯fɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beiläufig" come from?
"beiläufig" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.