bestäuben
[bəˈʃtɔɪ̯bn̩]
The verdict
“bestäuben” is uncommon German (frequency #81,342 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,342
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - befruchten, indem Blütenpollen (Blütenstaub) auf die weibliche Blüte kommen
Corpus desk
Index DE-bestauben · bestäuben · German
bestäuben · rank #81,342 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,342
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH bestärkte
Nearest frequency peer: bestärkte (-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 „bestäuben“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- beschneidet
beschneidet
18,662 corpus weight
- beschreiben…
beschreibende
18,661 corpus weight
- bestärkte
bestärkte
18,660 corpus weight
- bestäuben
bestäuben
18,659 corpus weight
- betrog
betrog
18,658 corpus weight
- bettet
bettet
18,657 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „bestäuben“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bestäuben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈʃtɔɪ̯bn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #81,342 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bestäuben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bestäuben is uncommon German at frequency #81,342 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈʃtɔɪ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for bestäuben in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is bestäuben, spelled B-E-S-T-Ä-U-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1befruchten, indem Blütenpollen (Blütenstaub) auf die weibliche Blüte kommen
- 2mit einem pulverartigen Stoff dünn, feinverteilt belegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bestäuben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Obstbäume bedürfen der Bestäubung durch Insekten, sie tragen nur, wenn die Blüten bestäubt worden sind.
Die noch warmen Küchlein werden mit Puderzucker bestäubt.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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