Befehlskette
German, noun[bəˈfeːlsˌkɛtə]
Befehlskette is spelled B-E-F-E-H-L-S-K-E-T-T-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 140,468th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Befehlskette is a German feminine noun meaning “chain of command” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Reihenfolge der Weitergabe von Befehlen innerhalb einer Organisation”.
What does Befehlskette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechain of command
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Reihenfolge der Weitergabe von Befehlen innerhalb einer Organisation
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 Befehlskette
- Befehlsketten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Befehlskette?
- [bəˈfeːlsˌkɛtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Befehlskette in German?
Befehlskette appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).