benachteiligt
The verdict
“benachteiligt” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #16,372 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #16,372
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: durch bestimmte Umstände im Nachteil seiend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | benachteiligt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bəˈnaːxtaɪ̯lɪçt] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #16,372 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “benachteiligt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for benachteiligt is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈnaːxtaɪ̯lɪçt]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,372 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "durch bestimmte Umstände im Nachteil seiend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for benachteiligt, with forms such as "bbenachteiligt", "beanchteiligt", and "benacchteiligt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "benachteiligte", "benachteiligten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is benachteiligt, spelled B-E-N-A-C-H-T-E-I-L-I-G-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1durch bestimmte Umstände im Nachteil seiend
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbenachteiligt,beanchteiligt,benacchteiligt,benachetiligt,benachhteiligt,benachteiilgt,benachteilgit,benachteiliggt,benachteiligtt,benachteilitg,benachteilligt,benachteliigt,benachtieligt,benachtteiligt,benactheiligt,benahcteiligt,bencahteiligt,bennachteiligt,bneachteiligt,ebnachteiligt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of benachteiligt — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "benachteiligt"
Frequency rank: #16,372 in German
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Using “benachteiligt”
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-T — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈnaːxtaɪ̯lɪçt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “benachteiligte” — see the side-by-side comparison. benachteiligt vs benachteiligte
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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