besiegeln

[bəˈziːɡl̩n]

/[bəˈziːɡl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“besiegeln” is uncommon German (frequency #57,705 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,705
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas bestätigen und bekräftigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-besiegeln · besiegeln · German

besiegeln · rank #57,705 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,705
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH beschmutzt

Nearest frequency peer: beschmutzt (-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 „besiegeln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for besiegeln
PropertyValue
Headwordbesiegeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈziːɡl̩n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#57,705
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „besiegeln“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).besiegelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „beschmutzt“ (#57,704), „berufsbildenden“ (#57,703), „Bestandskunden“ (#57,707). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „besiegeln“ bei #57,705. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

besiegeln is uncommon German at frequency #57,705 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈziːɡl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for besiegeln in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is besiegeln, spelled B-E-S-I-E-G-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas bestätigen und bekräftigen
  2. 2
    etwas unumkehrbar und endgültig machen
  3. 3
    mit einem Emblem in Wachs (Siegel) versehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how besiegeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der gemeinsame Urlaub besieglte unsere Freundschaft.
  2. Bei einem Glas Bier besiegelten wir unsere Abmachung.

Synonyms

bekräftigenbestärkenbestätigen

This word in other languages

confirm(English)confirmar(Español)confirmer(Français)confirmar(Português)

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 "besiegeln"?
"besiegeln" is spelled B-E-S-I-E-G-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈziːɡl̩n].
What does "besiegeln" mean?
As a verb, "besiegeln" means: etwas bestätigen und bekräftigen
How do you pronounce "besiegeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "besiegeln" is [bəˈziːɡl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "besiegeln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bekriegen#57,700ausfielen#57,681aufsaugen#57,679Burscheid#57,740

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list