Besatz

[bəˈzat͡s]

/[bəˈzat͡s]/ noun

The verdict

“Besatz” is uncommon German (frequency #73,305 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,305
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an Kleidungsstücken angebrachte Verzierungen wie Spitzen, Bänder, Fransen, Rüschen etc.

Corpus desk

Index DE-besatz · Besatz · German

Besatz · rank #73,305 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,305
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH berittene

Nearest frequency peer: berittene (-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 „Besatz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Besatz
PropertyValue
HeadwordBesatz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈzat͡s]
Letters6
Frequency rank#73,305
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Besatz“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „berittene“ (#73,304), „Bescheinigungen“ (#73,306), „beschwichtigt“ (#73,307). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Besatz“ bei #73,305. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Besatz is uncommon German at frequency #73,305 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈzat͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Besatz in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Besatz, spelled B-E-S-A-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    an Kleidungsstücken angebrachte Verzierungen wie Spitzen, Bänder, Fransen, Rüschen etc.
  2. 2
    Bestand an Tieren in einem bestimmten Bereich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Besatz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Richterroben und Anwaltsroben sind in Deutschland normalerweise schwarz und unterscheiden sich dadurch, dass der Besatz der Anwaltsrobe aus Seide und der Besatz der Richterrobe aus Samt gearbeitet ist.“
  2. „Es war aus einem Lyoneser Stoff des laufenden Jahres, und so war das Muster ganz neuartig; aber der Besatz, dessen Preis Agata nicht erfuhr, bestand aus Spitzen aus Alençon.“

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); 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 "Besatz"?
"Besatz" is spelled B-E-S-A-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzat͡s].
What does "Besatz" mean?
As a noun, "Besatz" means: an Kleidungsstücken angebrachte Verzierungen wie Spitzen, Bänder, Fransen, Rüschen etc.
How do you pronounce "Besatz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Besatz" is [bəˈzat͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Besatz" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Besatz", 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