Betlehem
[ˈbɛ̌tlɛxɛm]
The verdict
“Betlehem” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. 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) - Stadt im Westjordanland (Palästina), laut Bibel Geburtsort von Jesus; Bethlehem
Corpus desk
Index DE-betlehem · Betlehem · German
Betlehem · 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 | Betlehem |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɛ̌tlɛxɛm] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Betlehem“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Betlehem is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈbɛ̌tlɛxɛm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt im Westjordanland (Palästina), laut Bibel Geburtsort von Jesus; Bethlehem".
Betlehem has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Betlehem, spelled B-E-T-L-E-H-E-M.
Definition
- 1Stadt im Westjordanland (Palästina), laut Bibel Geburtsort von Jesus; Bethlehem
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.