bekümmern

[bəˈkʏmɐn]

/[bəˈkʏmɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unruhe und Sorge (Kummer) bereiten

Key facts for bekümmern
PropertyValue
Headwordbekümmern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈkʏmɐn]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bekümmern” sits in German frequency

bekümmern falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bekümmern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈkʏmɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

bekümmern has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is bekümmern, spelled B-E-K-Ü-M-M-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unruhe und Sorge (Kummer) bereiten
  2. 2
    sich um etwas oder jemanden oder für jemanden sorgen (kümmern)

Antonyms

erfreuen

This word in other languages

worry(English)acongojarse(Español)chagriner(Français)

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 "bekümmern"?
"bekümmern" is spelled B-E-K-Ü-M-M-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈkʏmɐn].
What does "bekümmern" mean?
As a verb, "bekümmern" means: Unruhe und Sorge (Kummer) bereiten
How do you pronounce "bekümmern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bekümmern" is [bəˈkʏmɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bekümmern" come from?
"bekümmern" 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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Using “bekümmern”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-K-Ü-M-M-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈkʏmɐn] (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