Besoldung
German, noun/bəˈzɔldʊŋ/
Besoldung is spelled B-E-S-O-L-D-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Besoldung is a German feminine noun meaning “salary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Dienstbezug eines im Staatsdienst Angestellten (zum Beispiel Beamter, Richter, Soldat)”.
What does Besoldung mean in English?
noun
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dienstbezug eines im Staatsdienst Angestellten (zum Beispiel Beamter, Richter, Soldat) 2. das Besolden (zum Beispiel Berufssoldat)
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 Besoldung
- Besoldungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Besoldung?
- /bəˈzɔldʊŋ/
- [bəˈzɔldʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Besoldung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Besoldung in German?
Besoldung appears 1.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).