Besessenheit

/[bəˈzɛsn̩haɪ̯t]/ noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#43,763

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Besessenheit is aGermannoun. It means: (stark) ausgeprägter Erregungszustand, der als „Inbesitznahme“ der betroffenen Person durch eine übernatürliche Kraft gedeutet wird, die in der Regel in der christlichen Theologie auf das Eindringe... Pronounced [bəˈzɛsn̩haɪ̯t].

Key facts for Besessenheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordBesessenheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈzɛsn̩haɪ̯t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#43,763
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Besessenheit in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Besessenheit is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈzɛsn̩haɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,763 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for Besessenheit, with forms such as "bbesessenheit", "beesssenheit", and "besesenheit". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Besessenheit, spelled B-E-S-E-S-S-E-N-H-E-I-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (stark) ausgeprägter Erregungszustand, der als „Inbesitznahme“ der betroffenen Person durch eine übernatürliche Kraft gedeutet wird, die in der Regel in der christlichen Theologie auf das Eindringen eines Dämons, eines Geistes oder einer Gottheit zurückgeführt wird
  2. 2
    Begeisterung für etwas/Eingenommensein von etwas in einem Maße, dass man sich um es unaufhörlich mit großer Leidenschaft bemüht
  3. 3
    unangenehmes bis quälendes Gefühl, der eigenen Person als zugehörig erlebte Zwangsvorstellung oder -handlung

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbesessenheit,beesssenheit,besesenheit,besesesnheit,besessehneit,besessenehit,besessenheitt,besessenheti,besessenhheit,besessenhiet,besessennheit,besessneheit,beseßenheit,bessesenheit,bessessenheit,bseessenheit,ebsessenheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Besessenheit

Misspelling Variants of "Besessenheit"

bbesessenheit13beesssenheit12besesenheit11besesesnheit12besessehneit12besessenehit12besessenheitt13besessenheti12
Misspelling Variants of "Besessenheit"

Frequency rank: #43,763 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Besessenheit"?
"Besessenheit" is spelled B-E-S-E-S-S-E-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzɛsn̩haɪ̯t].
What does "Besessenheit" mean?
As a noun, "Besessenheit" means: (stark) ausgeprägter Erregungszustand, der als „Inbesitznahme“ der betroffenen Person durch eine übernatürliche Kraft gedeutet wird, die in der Regel in der christlichen Theologie auf das Eindringe...
What are common misspellings of "Besessenheit"?
Common misspellings include "bbesessenheit", "beesssenheit", "besesenheit", "besesesnheit", "besessehneit". The correct spelling is "Besessenheit".
How do you pronounce "Besessenheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Besessenheit" is [bəˈzɛsn̩haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Besessenheit" come from?
"Besessenheit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.