Besserung
German, noun/ˈbɛsəʁʊŋ/
Besserung is spelled B-E-S-S-E-R-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 6,059th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Besserung is a German feminine noun meaning “amelioration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Besserwerden; meist des Gesundheitszustandes”.
What does Besserung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineamelioration
- 2
feminineimprovement
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Besserwerden; meist des Gesundheitszustandes 2. die Verbesserung
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 Besserung
- Besserungen nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Besserung?
- /ˈbɛsəʁʊŋ/
- [ˈbɛsəʁʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Besserung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Besserung in German?
Besserung appears 12 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).