beklauen

[bəˈklaʊ̯ən]

/[bəˈklaʊ̯ən]/ verb

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The verdict

“beklauen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #92,658 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#92,658
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandem (heimlich) etwas wegnehmen

Key facts for beklauen
PropertyValue
Headwordbeklauen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈklaʊ̯ən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,658
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “beklauen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). beklauen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for beklauen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈklaʊ̯ən]. Corpus data places it at rank #92,658 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemandem (heimlich) etwas wegnehmen".

Zero misspellings are on record for beklauen 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is beklauen, spelled B-E-K-L-A-U-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem (heimlich) etwas wegnehmen

Antonyms

geben

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 "beklauen"?
"beklauen" is spelled B-E-K-L-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈklaʊ̯ən].
What does "beklauen" mean?
As a verb, "beklauen" means: jemandem (heimlich) etwas wegnehmen
How do you pronounce "beklauen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beklauen" is [bəˈklaʊ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beklauen" come from?
"beklauen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “beklauen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-K-L-A-U-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈklaʊ̯ən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list