belesen
German, adjective/bəˈleːzn̩/
belesen is spelled B-E-L-E-S-E-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 70,098th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Belesen is a German adjective meaning “well-read” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “versiert im Bereich Literatur, reich an Kenntnissen”.
What does belesen mean in English?
adjective
- 1
well-read
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. versiert im Bereich Literatur, reich an Kenntnissen
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 belesen
- belesener masculine nominative singular
- belesner masculine nominative singular
- am belesensten superlative
- belesene feminine nominative singular
- belesne feminine nominative singular
- belesenes neuter nominative singular
- belesnes neuter nominative singular
- belesenen genitive masculine singular
- belesnen genitive masculine singular
- belesenem dative masculine singular
- belesnem dative masculine singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce belesen?
- /bəˈleːzn̩/
- [bəˈleːzn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to belesen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is belesen in German?
belesen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).