Besänftigung
German, noun[bəˈzɛnftɪɡʊŋ]
Besänftigung is a German feminine noun meaning “propitiation, soothing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorgang, jemanden zu beruhigen oder zu beschwichtigen, insbesondere wenn diese Person verärgert, wütend oder…”.
What does Besänftigung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepropitiation, soothing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorgang, jemanden zu beruhigen oder zu beschwichtigen, insbesondere wenn diese Person verärgert, wütend oder aufgeregt ist
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 Besänftigung
- Besänftigungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Besänftigung?
- [bəˈzɛnftɪɡʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Besänftigung in German?
Besänftigung appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).