Befugnis
German, noun/bəˈfuːknɪs/
Befugnis is spelled B-E-F-U-G-N-I-S (8 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written German, the 24,295th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Befugnis is a German feminine noun meaning “permission, authorization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Berechtigung, Erlaubnis etwas tun zu dürfen”.
What does Befugnis mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepermission, authorization
- 2
femininelegal authority, capacity, competence
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Berechtigung, Erlaubnis etwas tun zu dürfen
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 Befugnis
- Befugnisse plural
- Befugnissen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Befugnis?
- /bəˈfuːknɪs/
- [bəˈfuːknɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Befugnis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Befugnis in German?
Befugnis appears 2.0 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).