benehmen

[bəˈneːmən]

/[bəˈneːmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“benehmen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,291
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich verhalten, sich auf bestimmte Weise in der Umwelt zeigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-benehmen · benehmen · German

benehmen · rank #7,291 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,291
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH belegte

Nearest frequency peer: belegte (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „benehmen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „benehmen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

benehmen vs benennen
75% similar
benehmen vs benommen
75% similar
benehmen vs beneiden
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for benehmen
PropertyValue
Headwordbenehmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈneːmən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,291
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „benehmen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).benehmenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „belegte“ (#7,290), „Berger“ (#7,292), „befragten“ (#7,289). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „benehmen“ bei #7,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around benehmen (IPA [bəˈneːmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,291 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for benehmen, with forms such as "bbenehmen", "beenhmen", and "benehemn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "benennen", "benommen", "beneiden", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is benehmen, spelled B-E-N-E-H-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich verhalten, sich auf bestimmte Weise in der Umwelt zeigen
  2. 2
    sich mit jemandem verständigen
  3. 3
    jemandem etwas nehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Man kann einem Menschen nicht den Boden unter den Füßen wegziehen und erwarten, er werde sich normal benehmen.“

Synonyms

entziehen

This word in other languages

behave(English)comportar(Español)comporter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbenehmen
  • beenhmen
  • benehemn
  • benehhmen
  • benehmenn
  • benehmmen
  • benehmne
  • benemhen
  • benhemen
  • bennehmen
  • bneehmen
  • ebnehmen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of benehmen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbenehmen1beenhmen2benehemn2benehhmen1benehmenn1benehmmen1benehmne2benemhen2
Edit distance from "benehmen"

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 "benehmen"?
"benehmen" is spelled B-E-N-E-H-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈneːmən].
What does "benehmen" mean?
As a verb, "benehmen" means: sich verhalten, sich auf bestimmte Weise in der Umwelt zeigen
What words are commonly confused with "benehmen"?
"benehmen" is commonly confused with "benennen", "benommen", "beneiden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "benehmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "benehmen" is [bəˈneːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "benehmen" come from?
"benehmen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "benehmen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beachtet#7,286Bayreuth#7,285Aufstand#7,280angesagt#7,272

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

betreffen12 variantsangehört12 variantsergänzen12 variantsAnalysen12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list