Besatzung
German, noun[bəˈzat͡sʊŋ]
Besatzung is spelled B-E-S-A-T-Z-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 8.3 times per million words in written German, the 8,191st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Besatzung is a German feminine noun meaning “crew (group of people operating a ship, plane, or large facility)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Gesamtheit aller Seeleute auf einem Boot, Schiff, Luftschiff, Raumschiff oder Flugboot bzw. diejenigen…”.
What does Besatzung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecrew (group of people operating a ship, plane, or large facility)
- 2
feminineoccupation (of a country)
- 3
feminineoccupational troops, occupational forces
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Gesamtheit aller Seeleute auf einem Boot, Schiff, Luftschiff, Raumschiff oder Flugboot bzw. diejenigen Angestellten einer Fluggesellschaft, die sich im fliegenden Flugzeug befinden 2. Besetzung oder Okkupation eines fremden Gebietes
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 Besatzung
- Besatzungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Besatzung?
- [bəˈzat͡sʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Besatzung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Besatzung in German?
Besatzung appears 8.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).