bekleckern
[bəˈklɛkɐn]
The verdict
“bekleckern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Tropfen von etwas Flüssigem/Halbflüssigem besprenkeln, was Flecken (Kleckse) verursacht
Corpus desk
Index DE-bekleckern · bekleckern · German
bekleckern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | bekleckern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈklɛkɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bekleckern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bekleckern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈklɛkɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Tropfen von etwas Flüssigem/Halbflüssigem besprenkeln, was Flecken (Kleckse) verursacht".
Zero misspellings are on record for bekleckern in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is bekleckern, spelled B-E-K-L-E-C-K-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1mit Tropfen von etwas Flüssigem/Halbflüssigem besprenkeln, was Flecken (Kleckse) verursacht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bekleckern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Spätzle mit Soße rutschten vom Löffel, bekleckerten den alten Mann.“
Pass bloß auf, du bekleckerst dich sonst!
Antonyms
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.