besamen

[bəˈzaːmən]

/[bəˈzaːmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“besamen” is uncommon German (frequency #99,562 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,562
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - männliche Keimzellen (Samen) auf eine weibliche Eizelle bringen, ohne dass dazu eine körperliche Vereinigung geschieht

Key facts for besamen
PropertyValue
Headwordbesamen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈzaːmən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,562
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “besamen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). besamen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

besamen is uncommon German at frequency #99,562 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈzaːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männliche Keimzellen (Samen) auf eine weibliche Eizelle bringen, ohne dass dazu eine körperliche Vereinigung geschieht".

No misspelling variants are generated for besamen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is besamen, spelled B-E-S-A-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    männliche Keimzellen (Samen) auf eine weibliche Eizelle bringen, ohne dass dazu eine körperliche Vereinigung geschieht

This word in other languages

inseminate(English)inséminer(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "besamen"?
"besamen" is spelled B-E-S-A-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzaːmən].
What does "besamen" mean?
As a verb, "besamen" means: männliche Keimzellen (Samen) auf eine weibliche Eizelle bringen, ohne dass dazu eine körperliche Vereinigung geschieht
How do you pronounce "besamen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "besamen" is [bəˈzaːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "besamen" come from?
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Using “besamen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-S-A-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈzaːmən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list