berieseln
[bəˈʁiːzl̩n]
The verdict
“berieseln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - mit einer Flüssigkeit (oftmals Wasser) benetzen, mit der Absicht anhaltend und gleichmäßig zu befeuchten
Corpus desk
Index DE-berieseln · berieseln · German
berieseln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | berieseln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈʁiːzl̩n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „berieseln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
berieseln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈʁiːzl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for berieseln in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is berieseln, spelled B-E-R-I-E-S-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1mit einer Flüssigkeit (oftmals Wasser) benetzen, mit der Absicht anhaltend und gleichmäßig zu befeuchten
- 2jemanden einer langen, leisen, eintönigen Folge an Lauten/Musik aussetzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how berieseln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Rasensprenger berieselt den Garten.
Die jungen Pflanzen wurden mit Nährlösung berieselt.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.