bekannt geben
[bəˈkantˌɡeːbn̩]
The verdict
“bekannt geben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einem größeren Personenkreis mitteilen
Corpus desk
Index DE-bekannt-geben · bekannt geben · German
bekannt geben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | bekannt geben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈkantˌɡeːbn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bekannt geben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bekannt geben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈkantˌɡeːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einem größeren Personenkreis mitteilen".
No misspelling variants are generated for bekannt geben in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is bekannt geben, spelled B-E-K-A-N-N-T- -G-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1einem größeren Personenkreis mitteilen
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.