befremdlich
\bəˈfʁɛmtlɪç\
The verdict
“befremdlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Étrange ; curieux, curieuse ; déconcertant, déconcertante.
Corpus desk
Index FR-befremdlich · befremdlich · French
befremdlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | befremdlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bəˈfʁɛmtlɪç\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
befremdlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bəˈfʁɛmtlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Étrange ; curieux, curieuse ; déconcertant, déconcertante.".
befremdlich has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is befremdlich, spelled B-E-F-R-E-M-D-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Étrange ; curieux, curieuse ; déconcertant, déconcertante.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how befremdlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Was aus europäischer Sicht befremdlich wirkt, ist in Ostasien zunächst nichts Ungewöhnliches.
Detlef legt in letzter Zeit ein befremdliches Verhalten an den Tag. - Das ist mir auch schon aufgefallen, hat er womöglich innerlich gekündigt?
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.