bedenklich
\bəˈdɛŋklɪç\
The verdict
“bedenklich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Douteux, préoccupant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bedenklich · bedenklich · French
bedenklich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | bedenklich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bəˈdɛŋklɪç\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
bedenklich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bəˈdɛŋklɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Douteux, préoccupant.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bedenklich, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bedenklich, spelled B-E-D-E-N-K-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Douteux, préoccupant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bedenklich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei Professorin Iris Chaberny hält sich die Aufregung über mehrtägig getragene Slips in Grenzen. Bedenklich findet die Expertin etwas anderes: übertriebenen Hygienewahn.
„Dieser (Nagellack) hat ein mattes Himbeerrot, das ist sehr elegant. (...) Außerdem ist er laut Hersteller pflanzenbasiert und enthält keine Inhaltsstoffe, die bedenklich für die Umwelt sind.“
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.