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Besansegel

German, noun[ˈbeːzaːnˌzeːɡl̩]

Besansegel is a German neuter noun meaning “mizzensail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleineres hinterstes Segel auf einem Segelboot”.

What does Besansegel mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neutermizzensail

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. kleineres hinterstes Segel auf einem Segelboot

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 Besansegel

  • Besansegels genitive
  • Besansegeln dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Besansegel?

  • [ˈbeːzaːnˌzeːɡl̩]
  • [beˈzaːnˌzeːɡl̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Besansegel in German?

Besansegel appears about once in every 95 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).