Besitzung

[bəˈzɪt͡sʊŋ]

/[bəˈzɪt͡sʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Besitzung” is uncommon German (frequency #99,564 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,564
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebiet/Land, das jemand besitzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-besitzung · Besitzung · German

Besitzung · rank #99,564 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,564
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH besonnenen

Nearest frequency peer: besonnenen (+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 „Besitzung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Besitzung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBesitzung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈzɪt͡sʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,564
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Besitzung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Besitzungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „besonnenen“ (#99,565), „besamen“ (#99,562), „Beter“ (#99,567). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Besitzung“ bei #99,564. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Besitzung is uncommon German at frequency #99,564 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈzɪt͡sʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gebiet/Land, das jemand besitzt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Besitzung, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Besitzung, spelled B-E-S-I-T-Z-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gebiet/Land, das jemand besitzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Belgier sollen ihrer Besitzung einen Weg in die Unabhängigkeit weisen – so wie es Franzosen und Briten in vielen ihrer Kolonien schon getan haben.“
  2. „Die Besitzungen der großen deutschen Firmen wurden konfisziert, die deutschen Regierungsbeamten deportiert oder in Kriegsgefangenschaft genommen.“

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 "Besitzung"?
"Besitzung" is spelled B-E-S-I-T-Z-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzɪt͡sʊŋ].
What does "Besitzung" mean?
As a noun, "Besitzung" means: Gebiet/Land, das jemand besitzt
How do you pronounce "Besitzung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Besitzung" is [bəˈzɪt͡sʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Besitzung" come from?
"Besitzung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

begrünten#99,550begradigt#99,549Blauhelme#99,580blendende#99,581

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list