bedeutsam

\bəˈdɔɪ̯tzaːm\

/\bəˈdɔɪ̯tzaːm\/ adj

The verdict

“bedeutsam” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Significatif, significative, qui a une portée importante.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bedeutsam · bedeutsam · French

bedeutsam · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for bedeutsam
PropertyValue
Headwordbedeutsam
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bəˈdɔɪ̯tzaːm\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bedeutsam » en français

bedeutsamreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bedeutsam is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bəˈdɔɪ̯tzaːm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bedeutsam, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 French form is bedeutsam, spelled B-E-D-E-U-T-S-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Significatif, significative, qui a une portée importante.
  2. 2
    Significatif, significative, qui révèle quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der ungeheure Fortschritt der Psychoanalyse gegenüber der Psychophysiologie liegt in ihrer Grundannahme, daß kein Faktor in das psychische Leben eingreift, ohne zuvor menschlich bedeutsam geworden zu sein; nicht der von den Wissenschaftlern beschriebene Objekt-Körper existiert wirklich, sondern der vom Subjekt erlebte Körper.

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 "bedeutsam"?
"bedeutsam" is spelled B-E-D-E-U-T-S-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is \bəˈdɔɪ̯tzaːm\.
What does "bedeutsam" mean?
As an adjective, "bedeutsam" means: Significatif, significative, qui a une portée importante.
How do you pronounce "bedeutsam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bedeutsam" is \bəˈdɔɪ̯tzaːm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bedeutsam" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list