besiedeln
[bəˈziːdl̩n]
The verdict
“besiedeln” is uncommon German (frequency #50,325 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,325
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich auf eine Fläche ausbreiten, auf der die entsprechende Lebensform vorher nicht vorkam
Corpus desk
Index DE-besiedeln · besiedeln · German
besiedeln · rank #50,325 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,325
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH beschwerten
Nearest frequency peer: beschwerten (-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 „besiedeln“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Berufseinst…
Berufseinsteiger
49,679 corpus weight
- bescheidenes
bescheidenes
49,678 corpus weight
- beschwerten
beschwerten
49,677 corpus weight
- besiedeln
besiedeln
49,676 corpus weight
- besinnliche
besinnliche
49,675 corpus weight
- bestreite
bestreite
49,674 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „besiedeln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | besiedeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈziːdl̩n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #50,325 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „besiedeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
besiedeln is uncommon German at frequency #50,325 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈziːdl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich auf eine Fläche ausbreiten, auf der die entsprechende Lebensform vorher nicht vorkam".
No generated misspelling entries exist for besiedeln in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is besiedeln, spelled B-E-S-I-E-D-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1sich auf eine Fläche ausbreiten, auf der die entsprechende Lebensform vorher nicht vorkam
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how besiedeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Menschen besiedelten den Hochschwarzwald vor etwa 1000 Jahren.
Schon bald nach dem Vulkanausbruch besiedelten wieder die ersten Pflanzen das Lavafeld.
This word in other languages
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.
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