Befestigung
German, noun/bəˈfɛstɪɡʊŋ/
Befestigung is spelled B-E-F-E-S-T-I-G-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written German, the 14,528th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Befestigung is a German feminine noun meaning “attachment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Handlung, etwas an einem Gegenstand festzumachen”.
What does Befestigung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineattachment
- 2
femininefastening
- 3
femininefortification
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Handlung, etwas an einem Gegenstand festzumachen 2. Verstärkung/Absicherung von etwas 3. Bau oder Verstärkung von Verteidigungsanlagen und Ergebnis dieser Maßnahmen
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 Befestigung
- Befestigungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Befestigung?
- /bəˈfɛstɪɡʊŋ/
- [bəˈfɛstɪɡʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Befestigung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Befestigung in German?
Befestigung appears 4.0 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).