Beschwörung

[bəˈʃvøːʁʊŋ]

/[bəˈʃvøːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Beschwörung” is an uncommon German word, ranked #52,689 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#52,689
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - intensive, nachdrückliche Forderung

Key facts for Beschwörung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBeschwörung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʃvøːʁʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#52,689
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Beschwörung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Beschwörung lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Beschwörung is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʃvøːʁʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,689 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Beschwörung, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Beschwörung, spelled B-E-S-C-H-W-Ö-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    intensive, nachdrückliche Forderung
  2. 2
    Beeinflussung durch magische Kräfte

This word in other languages

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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 "Beschwörung"?
"Beschwörung" is spelled B-E-S-C-H-W-Ö-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃvøːʁʊŋ].
What does "Beschwörung" mean?
As a noun, "Beschwörung" means: intensive, nachdrückliche Forderung
How do you pronounce "Beschwörung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Beschwörung" is [bəˈʃvøːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Beschwörung" come from?
"Beschwörung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Beschwörung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-S-C-H-W-Ö-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈʃvøːʁʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list