bekucken

[bəˈkʊkn̩]

/[bəˈkʊkn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“bekucken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (längere Zeit und gründlich) ansehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-bekucken · bekucken · German

bekucken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for bekucken
PropertyValue
Headwordbekucken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈkʊkn̩]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bekucken“ im Deutschen

bekuckenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bekucken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈkʊkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(längere Zeit und gründlich) ansehen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bekucken, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bekucken, spelled B-E-K-U-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (längere Zeit und gründlich) ansehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die andern beiden waren wie so zwei Arbeiter, die bekuckten sich die Stiche von Rostock, die an der Wand hingen, und grinsten.“
  2. „Aber der Schäfer bekuckte sich gar nicht das Bein, bloß immer den orthopädischen Schuh.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bekucken"?
"bekucken" is spelled B-E-K-U-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈkʊkn̩].
What does "bekucken" mean?
As a verb, "bekucken" means: (längere Zeit und gründlich) ansehen
How do you pronounce "bekucken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bekucken" is [bəˈkʊkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bekucken" come from?
"bekucken" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list