benachteiligen

[bəˈnaːxˌtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]

/[bəˈnaːxˌtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“benachteiligen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #55,984 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#55,984
frequency rank, German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandes Chancen oder Möglichkeiten mindern

Key facts for benachteiligen
PropertyValue
Headwordbenachteiligen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈnaːxˌtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#55,984
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “benachteiligen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). benachteiligen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for benachteiligen is 14 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈnaːxˌtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #55,984 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemandes Chancen oder Möglichkeiten mindern".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for benachteiligen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is benachteiligen, spelled B-E-N-A-C-H-T-E-I-L-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandes Chancen oder Möglichkeiten mindern

Synonyms

beeinträchtigendiskriminierenschadenschädigenübergehenübervorteilenvernachlässigen

Antonyms

begünstigenbevorteilen

This word in other languages

discriminate(English)capitidisminuir(Español)désavantager(Français)prejudicar(Português)

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 "benachteiligen"?
"benachteiligen" is spelled B-E-N-A-C-H-T-E-I-L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈnaːxˌtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩].
What does "benachteiligen" mean?
As a verb, "benachteiligen" means: jemandes Chancen oder Möglichkeiten mindern
How do you pronounce "benachteiligen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "benachteiligen" is [bəˈnaːxˌtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "benachteiligen" come from?
"benachteiligen" 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 “benachteiligen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-N-A-C-H-T-E-I-L-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈnaːxˌtaɪ̯lɪɡn̩] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list