bekanntermaßen
[bəˈkantɐˈmaːsn̩]
The verdict
“bekanntermaßen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wie man weiß; wie es bekannt wurde
Corpus desk
Index DE-bekannterma-en · bekanntermaßen · German
bekanntermaßen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | bekanntermaßen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [bəˈkantɐˈmaːsn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bekanntermaßen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bekanntermaßen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [bəˈkantɐˈmaːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wie man weiß; wie es bekannt wurde".
Zero misspellings are on record for bekanntermaßen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 bekanntermaßen, spelled B-E-K-A-N-N-T-E-R-M-A-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1wie man weiß; wie es bekannt wurde
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bekanntermaßen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Don Corleone selbst, bekanntermaßen prüde in derartigen Dingen, zog sich taktvoll ins Haus zurück.“
Synonyms
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.