besenrein
German, adjective[ˈbeːzn̩ˌʁaɪ̯n]
besenrein is spelled B-E-S-E-N-R-E-I-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 156,943rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Besenrein is a German adjective meaning “swept-out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nur mit dem Besen ausgefegt”.
What does besenrein mean in English?
adjective
- 1
swept-out
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nur mit dem Besen ausgefegt
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 besenrein
- besenreiner masculine nominative singular
- besenreine feminine nominative singular
- besenreines neuter nominative singular
- besenreinen genitive masculine singular
- besenreinem dative masculine singular
- der besenreine definite includes-article masculine
- die besenreine definite feminine includes-article
- das besenreine definite includes-article neuter
- die besenreinen definite includes-article nominative
- des besenreinen definite genitive includes-article
- der besenreinen definite feminine genitive
- dem besenreinen dative definite includes-article
- den besenreinen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce besenrein?
- [ˈbeːzn̩ˌʁaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is besenrein in German?
besenrein appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).