besonders
German, adverb[bəˈzɔndɐs]
besonders is spelled B-E-S-O-N-D-E-R-S (9 letters) and appears 282 times per million words in written German, the 324th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Besonders is a German adverb meaning “especially, particularly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “für sich alleine, gesondert, separat”.
What does besonders mean in English?
adverb
- 1
especially, particularly
Ich mag Musik, besonders Rock.
- 2
very, especially
besonders gut
- 3
exceptionally, separately
besonders behandeln
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. für sich alleine, gesondert, separat 2. mit Nachdruck zum Ausdruck gebracht; ausdrücklich, entschieden 3. sehr 4. positiv herausragend
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 besonders
- bes. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce besonders?
- [bəˈzɔndɐs]
- /beˈsɔndɐs/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to besonders
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is besonders in German?
besonders appears 282 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).