Besetzung

/[bəˈzɛt͡sʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,773

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Besetzung is aGermannoun. It means: die Stationierung von Truppen in einem (fremden) Gebiet unter Behauptung der Herrschaft Pronounced [bəˈzɛt͡sʊŋ]. It ranks #4,773 in German word frequency. Often confused with Besetzungen and besetzen.

Key facts for Besetzung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBesetzung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈzɛt͡sʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,773
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Besetzung is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈzɛt͡sʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,773 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Besetzung, with forms such as "bbesetzung", "beestzung", and "besettzung". 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 also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Besetzungen", "besetzen", "Benutzung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Besetzung, spelled B-E-S-E-T-Z-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Stationierung von Truppen in einem (fremden) Gebiet unter Behauptung der Herrschaft
  2. 2
    Zustand, in dem die Herrschaft über ein fremdes Gebiet behauptet wird
  3. 3
    die widerrechtliche Inbesitznahme eines Grundstücks, Gebäudes
  4. 4
    das Aussetzen bestimmter Tiere in einem Gebiet
  5. 5
    Zuteilung einer Stelle, eines Postens, einer Rolle an jemanden
  6. 6
    Gesamtheit der Künstler (Schauspieler, Musiker) eines Werkes

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbesetzung,beestzung,besettzung,besetuzng,besetznug,besetzugn,besetzungg,besetzunng,besetzzung,beseztung,bessetzung,bestezung,bseetzung,ebsetzung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Besetzung

Misspelling Variants of "Besetzung"

bbesetzung10beestzung9besettzung10besetuzng9besetznug9besetzugn9besetzungg10besetzunng10
Misspelling Variants of "Besetzung"

Frequency rank: #4,773 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Besetzung"?
"Besetzung" is spelled B-E-S-E-T-Z-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzɛt͡sʊŋ].
What does "Besetzung" mean?
As a noun, "Besetzung" means: die Stationierung von Truppen in einem (fremden) Gebiet unter Behauptung der Herrschaft
What words are commonly confused with "Besetzung"?
"Besetzung" is commonly confused with "Besetzungen", "besetzen", "Benutzung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Besetzung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Besetzung" is [bəˈzɛt͡sʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Besetzung" come from?
"Besetzung" 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.