Beförderung
German, noun/bəˈfœrdərʊŋ/
Beförderung is spelled B-E-F-Ö-R-D-E-R-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears 7.2 times per million words in written German, the 9,162nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Beförderung is a German feminine noun meaning “transportation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Befördern oder das Transportieren von Gütern oder Personen”.
What does Beförderung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetransportation
- 2
femininepromotion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Befördern oder das Transportieren von Gütern oder Personen 2. die Einsetzung einer Person in eine höhere Stellung beziehungsweise Position im Berufsleben
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 Beförderung
- Beförderungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Beförderung?
- /bəˈfœrdərʊŋ/
- [bəˈfœʁdəʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Beförderung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Beförderung in German?
Beförderung appears 7.2 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).