besann

[bəˈzan]

/[bəˈzan]/ verb

The verdict

“besann” is uncommon German (frequency #76,567 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,567
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs besinnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-besann · besann · German

besann · rank #76,567 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,567
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH berücksichtige

Nearest frequency peer: berücksichtige (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „besann“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „besann“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for besann
PropertyValue
Headwordbesann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈzan]
Letters6
Frequency rank#76,567
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „besann“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).besannfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „berücksichtige“ (#76,566), „Beschattung“ (#76,568), „beruhigendes“ (#76,565). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „besann“ bei #76,567. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

besann is uncommon German at frequency #76,567 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈzan]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for besann, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is besann, spelled B-E-S-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs besinnen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs besinnen

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 "besann"?
"besann" is spelled B-E-S-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzan].
What does "besann" mean?
As a verb, "besann" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs besinnen
How do you pronounce "besann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "besann" is [bəˈzan]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "besann" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "besann", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list