besser
German, verb/ˈbɛsɐ/
besser is spelled B-E-S-S-E-R (6 letters) and appears 457 times per million words in written German, the 206th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Besser is a German verb meaning “first-person singular present” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a comparative degree of gut; better.
What does besser mean in English?
adjective
- 1
comparative degree of gut; better
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in hohem, höherem Maße passend
adverb: 1. die klügere Alternative wählend
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 besser
- besserer positive nominative strong
- bessere positive nominative strong
- besseres positive nominative strong
- besseren positive genitive strong
- besserem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce besser?
- /ˈbɛsɐ/
- [ˈbɛsɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to besser
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is besser in German?
besser appears 457 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).