Becken
German, noun/ˈbɛkən/
Becken is spelled B-E-C-K-E-N (6 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 6,059th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Becken is a German neuter noun meaning “basin, wide bowl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a dative plural of Beck (“beak”). The German Wiktionary defines it as “derjenige Körperabschnitt, der unterhalb des Bauchs und oberhalb der Beine gelegen ist”.
What does Becken mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbasin, wide bowl
- 2
neutera swimming pool or other artificial pool
- 3
neutera basin, large hollow, enclosed valley
- 4
neuterpelvis
- 5
neutercymbal
noun
- 1
dative plural of Beck (“beak”)
noun
- 1
genitive/dative/accusative singular
- 2
all-case plural
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. derjenige Körperabschnitt, der unterhalb des Bauchs und oberhalb der Beine gelegen ist 2. flacher, oben offener, oft fest installierter Behälter für Wasser oder eine andere Flüssigkeit 3. großer natürlicher oder künstlicher Behälter für Wasser in der Landschaft 4. ausgedehnte landschaftliche Einsenkung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Becken
- Beckens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Becken?
- /ˈbɛkən/
- [ˈbɛkn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Becken
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Becken in German?
Becken appears 12 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).