bemächtigen
\bəˈmɛçtɪɡn̩\
The verdict
“bemächtigen” 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) - (avec génitif) Prendre possession (intentionnellement, par la force)
Corpus desk
Index FR-bemachtigen · bemächtigen · French
bemächtigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | bemächtigen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bəˈmɛçtɪɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
bemächtigen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈmɛçtɪɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for bemächtigen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is bemächtigen, spelled B-E-M-Ä-C-H-T-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1(avec génitif) Prendre possession (intentionnellement, par la force)
- 2Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bemächtigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn Voldemort von dir Besitz ergriffen hätte, dann hätte er, wie er heute Nacht bewiesen hat, nicht das Ziel verfolgt mich zu zerstören. Er hätte dich zerstört. Als er sich vor Kurzem deiner bemächtigt hatte, hoffte er, dass ich dich opfern würde in der Hoffnung, ihn zu töten.
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.