Begrüßung

[bəˈɡʁyːsʊŋ]

/[bəˈɡʁyːsʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Begrüßung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ritual (Wörter und/oder Gesten), um einer Person Respekt zu erweisen und sie willkommen zu heißen

Corpus desk

Index DE-begru-ung · Begrüßung · German

Begrüßung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Begrüßung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBegrüßung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈɡʁyːsʊŋ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Begrüßung“ im Deutschen

Begrüßungliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Begrüßung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈɡʁyːsʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ritual (Wörter und/oder Gesten), um einer Person Respekt zu erweisen und sie willkommen zu heißen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Begrüßung, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Begrüßung, spelled B-E-G-R-Ü-S-S-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ritual (Wörter und/oder Gesten), um einer Person Respekt zu erweisen und sie willkommen zu heißen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Begrüßung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Zur Begrüßung wird in manchen Ländern die Hand zum Schütteln gereicht, in einigen anderen Länder hingegen ist die Begrüßung eine Verbeugung.
  2. Zur Begrüßung küsste Eva ihn auf die Wangen.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Begrüßung"?
"Begrüßung" is spelled B-E-G-R-Ü-SS-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈɡʁyːsʊŋ].
What does "Begrüßung" mean?
As a noun, "Begrüßung" means: Ritual (Wörter und/oder Gesten), um einer Person Respekt zu erweisen und sie willkommen zu heißen
How do you pronounce "Begrüßung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Begrüßung" is [bəˈɡʁyːsʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Begrüßung" come from?
"Begrüßung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list