Besonnenheit
German, noun[bəˈzɔnənhaɪ̯t]
Besonnenheit is spelled B-E-S-O-N-N-E-N-H-E-I-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 42,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Besonnenheit is a German feminine noun meaning “prudence, caution, circumspection, calmness, levelheadedness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Eigenschaft/Haltung, nichts unüberlegt zu tun”.
What does Besonnenheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprudence, caution, circumspection, calmness, levelheadedness
- 2
femininesophrosyne
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Eigenschaft/Haltung, nichts unüberlegt zu tun
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 Besonnenheit
- Besonnenheiten nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Besonnenheit?
- [bəˈzɔnənhaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Besonnenheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Besonnenheit in German?
Besonnenheit appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).