Besinnungslosigkeit
German, noun[bəˈzɪnʊŋsloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]
Besinnungslosigkeit is spelled B-E-S-I-N-N-U-N-G-S-L-O-S-I-G-K-E-I-T (19 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 189,851st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Besinnungslosigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “unconsciousness (not being awake and aware)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand, bewusstlos zu sein/nicht bei Bewusstsein zu sein”.
What does Besinnungslosigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineunconsciousness (not being awake and aware)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand, bewusstlos zu sein/nicht bei Bewusstsein zu sein
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Besinnungslosigkeit
- Besinnungslosigkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Besinnungslosigkeit?
- [bəˈzɪnʊŋsloːzɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [bəˈzɪnʊŋsloːzɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Besinnungslosigkeit in German?
Besinnungslosigkeit appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).