Beschimpfung

[bəˈʃɪmp͡fʊŋ]

/[bəˈʃɪmp͡fʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Beschimpfung” is uncommon German (frequency #51,972 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,972
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Beschimpfen, Schmähen

Corpus desk

Index DE-beschimpfung · Beschimpfung · German

Beschimpfung · rank #51,972 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,972
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bergstation

Nearest frequency peer: Bergstation (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Beschimpfung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Beschimpfung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Beschimpfung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeschimpfung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʃɪmp͡fʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#51,972
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Beschimpfung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Beschimpfungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bergstation“ (#51,971), „beschlagnahmte“ (#51,973), „bemängelte“ (#51,970). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Beschimpfung“ bei #51,972. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Beschimpfung is uncommon German at frequency #51,972 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈʃɪmp͡fʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Beschimpfung has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Beschimpfung, spelled B-E-S-C-H-I-M-P-F-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Beschimpfen, Schmähen
  2. 2
    die Worte, die dem Beschimpfen dienen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aber das Ansehen des Staatschefs hat sowohl durch unflätige Beschimpfungen von Journalisten gelitten als auch durch den Missbrauch des Parteiapparats:
  2. „Eine Beleidigung kann auch auf einem Missverständnis beruhen, während eine Beschimpfung nicht missverstanden werden kann - die Kränkung ist beabsichtigt.“

Synonyms

ErniedrigungSchmähungVerunglimpfungBeleidigungSchimpfwort

This word in other languages

slander(English)injuria(Español)injure(Français)insulto(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 "Beschimpfung"?
"Beschimpfung" is spelled B-E-S-C-H-I-M-P-F-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃɪmp͡fʊŋ].
What does "Beschimpfung" mean?
As a noun, "Beschimpfung" means: das Beschimpfen, Schmähen
How do you pronounce "Beschimpfung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beschimpfung" is [bəˈʃɪmp͡fʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beschimpfung" come from?
"Beschimpfung" 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 "Beschimpfung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Begrenzungen#51,962Bundesarchiv#52,002aufgezählten#51,935Archivierung#51,929

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list