Begattung
German, noun/bəˈɡatʊŋ/
Begattung is spelled B-E-G-A-T-T-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 98,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Begattung is a German feminine noun meaning “mating, copulation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “geschlechtliche Vereinigung eines Mannes/Männchens und einer Frau/eines Weibchens”.
What does Begattung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemating, copulation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. geschlechtliche Vereinigung eines Mannes/Männchens und einer Frau/eines Weibchens
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 Begattung
- Begattungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Begattung?
- /bəˈɡatʊŋ/
- [bəˈɡatʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Begattung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Begattung in German?
Begattung appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).