behaglich
\bəˈhaːɡlɪç\
The verdict
“behaglich” 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) - Confortable, à l’aise.
Corpus desk
Index FR-behaglich · behaglich · French
behaglich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | behaglich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bəˈhaːɡlɪç\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
behaglich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bəˈhaːɡlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Confortable, à l’aise.".
behaglich has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is behaglich, spelled B-E-H-A-G-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Confortable, à l’aise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how behaglich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mehrmals hatte die Glocke durchs ganze Haus gegellt. Pastor Wunderlich langte an, ein untersetzter alter Herr in langem, schwarzem Rock, mit gepudertem Haar und einem weißen, behaglich lustigen Gesicht, in dem ein Paar grauer, munterer Augen blinzelten.
Die Räumlichkeiten wurden (im Mittelalter) – wenn überhaupt – nur spärlich beheizt, sodass sich weder eine behagliche Wärme ausbreitete, noch die Atmosphäre dazu einlud, abends länger als nötig wach zu bleiben.
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.