belauern
[bəˈlaʊ̯ɐn]
The verdict
“belauern” 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) - aufmerksam und angespannt beobachten, was ein Lebewesen tut
Corpus desk
Index DE-belauern · belauern · German
belauern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | belauern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈlaʊ̯ɐn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „belauern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
belauern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈlaʊ̯ɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aufmerksam und angespannt beobachten, was ein Lebewesen tut".
belauern has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is belauern, spelled B-E-L-A-U-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1aufmerksam und angespannt beobachten, was ein Lebewesen tut
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how belauern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Stattdessen belauern und bedrohen einander rings um die Felsen immer wieder japanische und chinesische Kriegsschiffe, Kampfflugzeuge oder auch nur private nationalistische Provokateure.
Sie können lange über Einsatzgebieten kreisen und den Gegner belauern, bevor sie feuern, und sind unterdessen kaum hörbar und sichtbar.
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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.