bekloppt

[bəˈklɔpt]

/[bəˈklɔpt]/ adj

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The verdict

“bekloppt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,545
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dumm, töricht

Corpus desk

Index DE-bekloppt · bekloppt · German

bekloppt · rank #21,545 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,545
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beigelegt

Nearest frequency peer: beigelegt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „bekloppt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „bekloppt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bekloppt vs bekloppte
89% similar
bekloppt vs bekloppten
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bekloppt
PropertyValue
Headwordbekloppt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈklɔpt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,545
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bekloppt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.beklopptliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „beigelegt“ (#21,544), „Berufsgruppen“ (#21,546), „Bedrohungen“ (#21,543). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bekloppt“ bei #21,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bekloppt (IPA [bəˈklɔpt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,545 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "dumm, töricht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bekloppt, with forms such as "bbekloppt", "bekkloppt", and "beklloppt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "bekloppte", "bekloppten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bekloppt, spelled B-E-K-L-O-P-P-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    dumm, töricht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Was für eine bekloppte Idee!
  2. Wie bekloppt muss man sein, um sich ohne einen triftigen Grund in Lebensgefahr zu begeben?

Synonyms

behämmertbeknacktbeschränktbescheuertdeppertverrückt

Antonyms

klugschlauintelligent

This word in other languages

daft(English)barjo(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbekloppt
  • bekkloppt
  • beklloppt
  • beklopptt
  • beklopt
  • bekloptp
  • beklpopt
  • bekolppt
  • belkoppt
  • bkeloppt
  • ebkloppt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bekloppt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbekloppt1bekkloppt1beklloppt1beklopptt1beklopt1bekloptp2beklpopt2bekolppt2
Edit distance from "bekloppt"

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 "bekloppt"?
"bekloppt" is spelled B-E-K-L-O-P-P-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈklɔpt].
What does "bekloppt" mean?
As an adjective, "bekloppt" means: dumm, töricht
What words are commonly confused with "bekloppt"?
"bekloppt" is commonly confused with "bekloppte", "bekloppten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bekloppt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bekloppt" is [bəˈklɔpt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bekloppt" come from?
"bekloppt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bekloppt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Baureihe#21,541Claudius#21,564Anwälten#21,525Comedian#21,565

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Besuchs11 variantsBlitzer11 variantsAttribute11 variantsEhegatten11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list