betakeln
[bəˈtaːkl̩n]
The verdict
“betakeln” 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) - ein Segelschiff mit stehendem und laufendem Gut (Takelage, Takelwerk) ausstatten
Corpus desk
Index DE-betakeln · betakeln · German
betakeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | betakeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈtaːkl̩n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „betakeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
betakeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈtaːkl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for betakeln in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.
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. The correct German form is betakeln, spelled B-E-T-A-K-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1ein Segelschiff mit stehendem und laufendem Gut (Takelage, Takelwerk) ausstatten
- 2betrügen, bescheißen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how betakeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während daß die Zimmerleute ihn bearbeiteten, ließ ich den großen Mast ganz neu betakeln, und das Takelwert des Fockmasts mit einer Auswahl der besten Stücke von dem allen ausbessern.“
„Da nun nit anzunehmen is, daß der Brief 35 Tag' lang in Retz oder Retzbach liegen 'blieben is, so hat man mich jedenfalls betakeln wollen, als hätt' man die Berichtigung gleich abgeschickt, und ich könnte die Annahme wegen Ablauf der 6 Wochen verweigern.“
Antonyms
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.