beträchtlich

\bəˈtʁɛçtlɪç\

/\bəˈtʁɛçtlɪç\/ adj

The verdict

“beträchtlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Considérable, grave, important, majeur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-betrachtlich · beträchtlich · French

beträchtlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for beträchtlich
PropertyValue
Headwordbeträchtlich
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bəˈtʁɛçtlɪç\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « beträchtlich » en français

beträchtlichreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

beträchtlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bəˈtʁɛçtlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Considérable, grave, important, majeur.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for beträchtlich, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is beträchtlich, spelled B-E-T-R-Ä-C-H-T-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Considérable, grave, important, majeur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how beträchtlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Denn ein beträchtlicher Teil der Wählerschaft – vor allem der akademisch ausgebildeten Mittelschicht – ist zwar für linke kritische Gedanken aufgeschlossen, aber zugleich der europäischen Idee stark verbunden.
  2. Als unser Vater starb, vererbte er uns nicht nur ein Grundstück mit einem alten Haus, sondern auch beträchtliche Schulden.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beträchtlich"?
"beträchtlich" is spelled B-E-T-R-Ä-C-H-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \bəˈtʁɛçtlɪç\.
What does "beträchtlich" mean?
As an adjective, "beträchtlich" means: Considérable, grave, important, majeur.
How do you pronounce "beträchtlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beträchtlich" is \bəˈtʁɛçtlɪç\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beträchtlich" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list