besessene

Name: besessene, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[bəˈzɛsənə]

/[bəˈzɛsənə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“besessene” is uncommon German (frequency #74,371 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,371
frequency rank, German: 72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besessen

Key facts for besessene
Property	Value
Headword	besessene
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[bəˈzɛsənə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#74,371
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “besessene” 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). besessene lands here:

#74,371

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

besessene is uncommon German at frequency #74,371 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bəˈzɛsənə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for besessene in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is besessene, spelled B-E-S-E-S-S-E-N-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besessen
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besessen
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besessen
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besessen
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besessen
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besessen
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besessen
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besessen
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besessen

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 "besessene"?

"besessene" is spelled B-E-S-E-S-S-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzɛsənə].

What does "besessene" mean?

As an adjective, "besessene" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs besessen

How do you pronounce "besessene"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "besessene" is [bəˈzɛsənə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "besessene" come from?

"besessene" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “besessene”

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

The one correct German spelling is B-E-S-E-S-S-E-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.