Besetzer

[bəˈzɛt͡sɐ]

/[bəˈzɛt͡sɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Besetzer” is uncommon German (frequency #55,180 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,180
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (männliche^☆) Person, der etwas widerrechtlich besetzt, um ein bestimmtes Ziel zu erreichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-besetzer · Besetzer · German

Besetzer · rank #55,180 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,180
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beschwingt

Nearest frequency peer: beschwingt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Besetzer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Besetzer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Besetzer
PropertyValue
HeadwordBesetzer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈzɛt͡sɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,180
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Besetzer“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Besetzerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „beschwingt“ (#55,179), „Bestimmungsort“ (#55,181), „besungen“ (#55,182). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Besetzer“ bei #55,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Besetzer is uncommon German at frequency #55,180 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈzɛt͡sɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Besetzer, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Besetzer, spelled B-E-S-E-T-Z-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (männliche^☆) Person, der etwas widerrechtlich besetzt, um ein bestimmtes Ziel zu erreichen
  2. 2
    Armeeangehöriger, der ein fremdes Gebiet eingenommen hat und es beherrscht

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 "Besetzer"?
"Besetzer" is spelled B-E-S-E-T-Z-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzɛt͡sɐ].
What does "Besetzer" mean?
As a noun, "Besetzer" means: (männliche^☆) Person, der etwas widerrechtlich besetzt, um ein bestimmtes Ziel zu erreichen
How do you pronounce "Besetzer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Besetzer" is [bəˈzɛt͡sɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Besetzer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Besetzer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

besungen#55,182berechne#55,177Bioladen#55,192Blowjobs#55,198

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list