Besteck
German, noun/bəˈʃtɛk/
Besteck is spelled B-E-S-T-E-C-K (7 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 24,663rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Besteck is a German neuter noun meaning “cutlery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Werkzeug für kultiviertes Essen, kurz für Essbesteck”.
What does Besteck mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercutlery
- 2
neutersilverware
- 3
neuterset of instruments
Der Chirurg verlangte ein neues Besteck.
- 4
neuterposition of a ship
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Werkzeug für kultiviertes Essen, kurz für Essbesteck 2. Werkzeug für Operationen und Präparationen 3. Werkzeug zur Orientierung und Navigation
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 Besteck
- Besteckes genitive
- Bestecks genitive
- Bestecke plural
- Bestecken dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Besteck?
- /bəˈʃtɛk/
- [bəˈʃtɛk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Besteck
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Besteck in German?
Besteck appears 1.9 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).