bewachten

[bəˈvaxtn̩]

/[bəˈvaxtn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“bewachten” is uncommon German (frequency #53,539 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,539
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewacht

Key facts for bewachten
PropertyValue
Headwordbewachten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈvaxtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,539
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bewachten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bewachten lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bewachten is uncommon German at frequency #53,539 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bəˈvaxtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for bewachten in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 bewachten, spelled B-E-W-A-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewacht
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewacht
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewacht
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewacht
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewacht
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewacht
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewacht
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewacht
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewacht
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewacht
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewacht
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewacht

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 "bewachten"?
"bewachten" is spelled B-E-W-A-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈvaxtn̩].
What does "bewachten" mean?
As an adjective, "bewachten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bewacht
How do you pronounce "bewachten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bewachten" is [bəˈvaxtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bewachten" come from?
"bewachten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “bewachten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-W-A-C-H-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈvaxtn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list