besinnt
[bəˈzɪnt]
The verdict
“besinnt” is uncommon German (frequency #51,974 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,974
- frequency rank, German
- 72,680
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besinnen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | besinnt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈzɪnt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #51,974 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “besinnt” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
besinnt is uncommon German at frequency #51,974 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈzɪnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for besinnt, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is besinnt, spelled B-E-S-I-N-N-T.
Definition
- 12. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besinnen
- 23. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs besinnen
- 33. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs besinnen
- 42. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs besinnen
- 52. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs besinnen
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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Using “besinnt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-E-S-I-N-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bəˈzɪnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.