Begehren
\bəˈɡeːʀən\
The verdict
“Begehren” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Désir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-begehren · Begehren · French
Begehren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Begehren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bəˈɡeːʀən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Begehren » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Begehren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bəˈɡeːʀən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Désir.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Begehren in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Begehren, spelled B-E-G-E-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Désir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Begehren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn Herkules zu Omphales Füßen Wolle spinnt, fesselt ihn sein Begehren: warum ist es Omphale nicht gelungen, dauerhafte Macht über ihn zu gewinnen?
«Dein Begehren erdrückt mich. Du hast es geschafft, das meine abzutöten», hatte Lucie ihm gesagt und eine «Pause» verlangt, die natürlich keine war.
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.