beibehalten
\ˈbaɪ̯bəˌhaltn̩\
The verdict
“beibehalten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Maintenir, conserver.
Corpus desk
Index FR-beibehalten · beibehalten · French
beibehalten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | beibehalten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈbaɪ̯bəˌhaltn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « beibehalten » en français
Rare enough to double-check
beibehalten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈbaɪ̯bəˌhaltn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maintenir, conserver.".
beibehalten has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is beibehalten, spelled B-E-I-B-E-H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Maintenir, conserver.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how beibehalten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bundesgesundheitsminister Lauterbach rudert zurück und will die Isolationsregeln für Covid-Patien:innen doch beibehalten.
Die Diskussion, ob man die 1-Cent-Münzen und 2-Cent-Münzen abschaffen oder beibehalten soll, flammt immer wieder von Neuem auf.
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.