Beschäftigung
German, noun/bəˈʃɛftɪɡʊŋ/
Beschäftigung is spelled B-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-I-G-U-N-G (13 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written German, the 4,979th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Beschäftigung is a German feminine noun meaning “occupation (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Arbeitsstelle, Job, nichtselbständiges Arbeitsverhältnis”.
What does Beschäftigung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoccupation (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Arbeitsstelle, Job, nichtselbständiges Arbeitsverhältnis 2. eine Tätigkeit 3. in der Kosten-/Leistungsrechnung: die Menge der ausgebrachten Güter oder erbrachten Leistung
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 Beschäftigung
- Beschäftigungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Beschäftigung?
- /bəˈʃɛftɪɡʊŋ/
- [bəˈʃɛftɪɡʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Beschäftigung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Beschäftigung in German?
Beschäftigung appears 15 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).