bespringen

[bəˈʃpʁɪŋən]

/[bəˈʃpʁɪŋən]/ verb

The verdict

“bespringen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich nach dem Sprung am Rücken des (weiblichen) Tieres festhalten, um den Akt der Begattung durchzuführen

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Index DE-bespringen · bespringen · German

bespringen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for bespringen
PropertyValue
Headwordbespringen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈʃpʁɪŋən]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bespringen“ im Deutschen

bespringenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bespringen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈʃpʁɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich nach dem Sprung am Rücken des (weiblichen) Tieres festhalten, um den Akt der Begattung durchzuführen".

bespringen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is bespringen, spelled B-E-S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich nach dem Sprung am Rücken des (weiblichen) Tieres festhalten, um den Akt der Begattung durchzuführen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Hengst bespringt die Stute.
  2. Das besprungene Mutterschaf kommt danach wieder auf die Weide.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bespringen"?
"bespringen" is spelled B-E-S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃpʁɪŋən].
What does "bespringen" mean?
As a verb, "bespringen" means: sich nach dem Sprung am Rücken des (weiblichen) Tieres festhalten, um den Akt der Begattung durchzuführen
How do you pronounce "bespringen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bespringen" is [bəˈʃpʁɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bespringen" come from?
"bespringen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list