bekannt
\bəˈkant\
The verdict
“bekannt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Connu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bekannt · bekannt · French
bekannt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | bekannt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bəˈkant\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
bekannt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bəˈkant\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bekannt, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bekannt, spelled B-E-K-A-N-N-T.
Definition
- 1Connu.
- 2Célèbre.
- 3Notoire.
- 4Connu, familier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bekannt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Klimawandel ist mittlerweile eine bekannte Tatsache geworden.
Ein eigens eingesetzter Beirat sprach am Dienstag die Empfehlung aus, die als "Judensau" bekannt gewordene Plastik von der Fassade der evangelischen Kirche abzunehmen und künftig an einem geeigneten Lernort aufzubewahren.
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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.