Farbe bekennen

[ˈfaʁbə bəˈkɛnən]

/[ˈfaʁbə bəˈkɛnən]/ phrase

The verdict

“Farbe bekennen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich zu einer grundsätzlichen Frage positionieren, seine Meinung klar äußern

Corpus desk

Index DE-farbe-bekennen · Farbe bekennen · German

Farbe bekennen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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.

Key facts for Farbe bekennen
PropertyValue
HeadwordFarbe bekennen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈfaʁbə bəˈkɛnən]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Farbe bekennen“ im Deutschen

Farbe bekennenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Farbe bekennen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈfaʁbə bəˈkɛnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich zu einer grundsätzlichen Frage positionieren, seine Meinung klar äußern".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Farbe bekennen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Farbe bekennen, spelled F-A-R-B-E- -B-E-K-E-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich zu einer grundsätzlichen Frage positionieren, seine Meinung klar äußern

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Regierung sollte zu diesem heiklen Thema endlich Farbe bekennen.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Farbe bekennen"?
"Farbe bekennen" is spelled F-A-R-B-E- -B-E-K-E-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaʁbə bəˈkɛnən].
What does "Farbe bekennen" mean?
As a phrase, "Farbe bekennen" means: sich zu einer grundsätzlichen Frage positionieren, seine Meinung klar äußern
How do you pronounce "Farbe bekennen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Farbe bekennen" is [ˈfaʁbə bəˈkɛnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Farbe bekennen" come from?
"Farbe bekennen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list