bekanntgab

[bəˈkantˌɡaːp]

/[bəˈkantˌɡaːp]/ verb

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The verdict

“bekanntgab” is uncommon German (frequency #85,005 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,005
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs bekanntgeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-bekanntgab · bekanntgab · German

bekanntgab · rank #85,005 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,005
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beizufügen

Nearest frequency peer: beizufügen (-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 „bekanntgab“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bekanntgab
PropertyValue
Headwordbekanntgab
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈkantˌɡaːp]
Letters10
Frequency rank#85,005
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bekanntgab“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.bekanntgabfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „beizufügen“ (#85,004), „Belladonna“ (#85,006), „beispielloser“ (#85,003). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bekanntgab“ bei #85,005. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bekanntgab is uncommon German at frequency #85,005 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈkantˌɡaːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for bekanntgab in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is bekanntgab, spelled B-E-K-A-N-N-T-G-A-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs bekanntgeben
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs bekanntgeben

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 "bekanntgab"?
"bekanntgab" is spelled B-E-K-A-N-N-T-G-A-B. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈkantˌɡaːp].
What does "bekanntgab" mean?
As a verb, "bekanntgab" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs bekanntgeben
How do you pronounce "bekanntgab"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bekanntgab" is [bəˈkantˌɡaːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bekanntgab" come from?
"bekanntgab" 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 "bekanntgab", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

beizufügen#85,004Belladonna#85,006Barcelonas#84,984Bahngleise#84,977

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list