Besorgung

[bəˈzɔʁɡʊŋ]

/[bəˈzɔʁɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Besorgung” is uncommon German (frequency #80,148 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,148
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Heranschaffen von Gütern oder Erledigen von Aufgaben

Corpus desk

Index DE-besorgung · Besorgung · German

Besorgung · rank #80,148 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,148
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH besorgniserre…

Nearest frequency peer: besorgniserregende (-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 „Besorgung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Besorgung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBesorgung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈzɔʁɡʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,148
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Besorgung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „besorgniserregende“ (#80,147), „Bespitzelung“ (#80,149), „bestialisch“ (#80,150). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Besorgung“ bei #80,148. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Besorgung is uncommon German at frequency #80,148 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈzɔʁɡʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Heranschaffen von Gütern oder Erledigen von Aufgaben".

Besorgung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Besorgung, spelled B-E-S-O-R-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Heranschaffen von Gütern oder Erledigen von Aufgaben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hast Du schon die Besorgungen für das Wochenende erledigt?
  2. „Und zwischen den Besorgungen gab es eine zweite Front.“

This word in other languages

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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 "Besorgung"?
"Besorgung" is spelled B-E-S-O-R-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzɔʁɡʊŋ].
What does "Besorgung" mean?
As a noun, "Besorgung" means: Heranschaffen von Gütern oder Erledigen von Aufgaben
How do you pronounce "Besorgung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Besorgung" is [bəˈzɔʁɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Besorgung" come from?
"Besorgung" 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 "Besorgung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Bestnoten#80,151bemannten#80,137behutsame#80,133behaviour#80,132

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list