bekijken
\bə.ˈkɛi̯.kə(n)\
The verdict
“bekijken” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Regarder.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bekijken · bekijken · French
bekijken · 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 | bekijken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bə.ˈkɛi̯.kə(n)\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bekijken » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bekijken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bə.ˈkɛi̯.kə(n)\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bekijken, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bekijken, spelled B-E-K-I-J-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Regarder.
- 2Examiner, considérer, étudier.
- 3Consulter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bekijken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ik bekijk de foto.
Je bekijkt het maar!
Synonyms
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.