besprechen
German, verb/bəˈʃpʁɛçən/
besprechen is spelled B-E-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N (10 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 6,780th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Besprechen is a German verb meaning “to discuss (to converse or debate concerning a particular topic)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gemeinsam einen Sachverhalt diskutieren”.
What does besprechen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to discuss (to converse or debate concerning a particular topic)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. gemeinsam einen Sachverhalt diskutieren 2. magische Formeln auf etwas anwenden 3. auf Tonband aufnehmen 4. Kritik über ein Buch oder einen Film schreiben
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 besprechen
- bespricht present singular third-person
- besprach past
- besprochen participle past
- bespräche past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 4 strong
- besprechend participle present
- bespreche first-person indicative present
- besprichst indicative present second-person
- besprecht indicative plural present
- besprechest second-person singular subjunctive
- besprechet plural second-person subjunctive
- besprachen first-person indicative plural
- besprächen first-person formal plural
- besprachst indicative preterite second-person
- bespracht indicative plural preterite
- besprächest formal rare second-person
- besprächst formal rare second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce besprechen?
- /bəˈʃpʁɛçən/
- [bəˌʃpʁɛçn̩]
- [bəˈʃpʁɛçn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to besprechen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is besprechen in German?
besprechen appears 10 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).