bekannterweise

[bəˈkantɐˌvaɪ̯zə]

/[bəˈkantɐˌvaɪ̯zə]/ adv

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The verdict

“bekannterweise” 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 2, 2026) - wie man weiß; wie bekannt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-bekannterweise · bekannterweise · German

bekannterweise · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for bekannterweise
PropertyValue
Headwordbekannterweise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[bəˈkantɐˌvaɪ̯zə]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bekannterweise” sits in German frequency

bekannterweise falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bekannterweise is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [bəˈkantɐˌvaɪ̯zə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wie man weiß; wie bekannt ist".

bekannterweise doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is bekannterweise, spelled B-E-K-A-N-N-T-E-R-W-E-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    wie man weiß; wie bekannt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Bekannterweise beziehen Kreolsprachen jedoch ihren Wortschatz nicht nur aus dem Portugiesischen, sondern aus verschiedenen (hauptsächlich europäischen) Sprachen.“

Synonyms

bekanntermaßenbekanntlich

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bekannterweise"?
"bekannterweise" is spelled B-E-K-A-N-N-T-E-R-W-E-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈkantɐˌvaɪ̯zə].
What does "bekannterweise" mean?
As an adverb, "bekannterweise" means: wie man weiß; wie bekannt ist
How do you pronounce "bekannterweise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bekannterweise" is [bəˈkantɐˌvaɪ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bekannterweise" come from?
"bekannterweise" 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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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list