berüchtigt
\bəˈʁʏçtɪçt\
The verdict
“berüchtigt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mal famé pour indiquer un lieu, un endroit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-beruchtigt · berüchtigt · French
berüchtigt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | berüchtigt |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bəˈʁʏçtɪçt\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
berüchtigt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bəˈʁʏçtɪçt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for berüchtigt in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is berüchtigt, spelled B-E-R-Ü-C-H-T-I-G-T.
Definition
- 1Mal famé pour indiquer un lieu, un endroit.
- 2De mauvaise réputation pour indiquer une personne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how berüchtigt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dieses Lokal ist berüchtigt für seinen miesen Service.
Jana, 23, zog für ihr Studium nach Dortmund und wohnt seitdem über einem berüchtigten Club. Aggressive Partygäste inklusive.
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.