beiläufige

[ˈbaɪ̯ˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡə]

/[ˈbaɪ̯ˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“beiläufige” is uncommon German (frequency #92,656 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,656
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beiläufig

Corpus desk

Index DE-beilaufige · beiläufige · German

beiläufige · rank #92,656 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,656
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Beile

Nearest frequency peer: Beile (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „beiläufige“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „beiläufige“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for beiläufige
PropertyValue
Headwordbeiläufige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbaɪ̯ˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,656
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „beiläufige“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).beiläufigefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Beile“ (#92,655), „Bejagung“ (#92,657), „begnadigen“ (#92,654). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beiläufige“ bei #92,656. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

beiläufige is uncommon German at frequency #92,656 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbaɪ̯ˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

beiläufige has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is beiläufige, spelled B-E-I-L-Ä-U-F-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beiläufig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beiläufig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beiläufig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beiläufig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beiläufig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beiläufig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beiläufig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beiläufig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beiläufig

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 "beiläufige"?
"beiläufige" is spelled B-E-I-L-Ä-U-F-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaɪ̯ˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡə].
What does "beiläufige" mean?
As an adjective, "beiläufige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beiläufig
How do you pronounce "beiläufige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beiläufige" is [ˈbaɪ̯ˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beiläufige" come from?
"beiläufige" 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 "beiläufige", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

begnadigen#92,654berauschen#92,666Bergzabern#92,670Besenstiel#92,680

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list