Beischlaf

[ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃlaːf]

/[ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃlaːf]/ noun

The verdict

“Beischlaf” is uncommon German (frequency #52,681 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,681
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sexualakt zwischen Menschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-beischlaf · Beischlaf · German

Beischlaf · rank #52,681 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,681
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beherbergte

Nearest frequency peer: beherbergte (-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 „Beischlaf“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Beischlaf
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeischlaf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃlaːf]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,681
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Beischlaf“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Beischlaffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „beherbergte“ (#52,680), „bekannteren“ (#52,682), „befürworte“ (#52,679). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Beischlaf“ bei #52,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Beischlaf is uncommon German at frequency #52,681 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃlaːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sexualakt zwischen Menschen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Beischlaf in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Beischlaf, spelled B-E-I-S-C-H-L-A-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sexualakt zwischen Menschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Beischlaf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Vor dem Beischlaf massierte er sie gefühlvoll.
  2. „Ich konnte nicht mehr sagen, ob ich das dem Skral oder mir erzählt hatte, jedenfalls war es Nacht, und er saß da auf einem Stuhl neben mir und grämte sich über den erbärmlichen Beischlaf mit dieser Heide.“

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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); 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 "Beischlaf"?
"Beischlaf" is spelled B-E-I-S-C-H-L-A-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃlaːf].
What does "Beischlaf" mean?
As a noun, "Beischlaf" means: Sexualakt zwischen Menschen
How do you pronounce "Beischlaf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beischlaf" is [ˈbaɪ̯ˌʃlaːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beischlaf" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Beischlaf", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list