dabei sein
[daˈbaɪ̯ˈzaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“dabei sein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an etwas teilnehmen oder mitmachen
Corpus desk
Index DE-dabei-sein · dabei sein · German
dabei sein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | dabei sein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [daˈbaɪ̯ˈzaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dabei sein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dabei sein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [daˈbaɪ̯ˈzaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for dabei sein in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 dabei sein, spelled D-A-B-E-I- -S-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1an etwas teilnehmen oder mitmachen
- 2gerade mit etwas Bestimmtem beschäftigt sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dabei sein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
»War er mit euch im Kino?«
Musst du wirklich bei jeder Demo dabei sein?
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.