Besteigung

[bəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡʊŋ]

/[bəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Besteigung” is uncommon German (frequency #51,975 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,975
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unternehmung/Vorgang, auf etwas zu steigen, etwas hinaufzusteigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-besteigung · Besteigung · German

Besteigung · rank #51,975 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,975
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH besinnt

Nearest frequency peer: besinnt (-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 „Besteigung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Besteigung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Besteigung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBesteigung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#51,975
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Besteigung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Besteigungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „besinnt“ (#51,974), „Besteller“ (#51,976), „beschlagnahmte“ (#51,973). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Besteigung“ bei #51,975. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Besteigung is uncommon German at frequency #51,975 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unternehmung/Vorgang, auf etwas zu steigen, etwas hinaufzusteigen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Besteigung, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Besteigung, spelled B-E-S-T-E-I-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unternehmung/Vorgang, auf etwas zu steigen, etwas hinaufzusteigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In den wissenschaftlichen Unternehmungen Alexander von Humboldts kam der Besteigung hoher Berge eine zugleich systematische wie ästhetische Schlüsselstellung zu.“
  2. „Der Berg reizt und lockt den Bergsteiger, und dieser erlebt mit der Besteigung eine innere Bereicherung.“

This word in other languages

ascent(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Besteigung"?
"Besteigung" is spelled B-E-S-T-E-I-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡʊŋ].
What does "Besteigung" mean?
As a noun, "Besteigung" means: Unternehmung/Vorgang, auf etwas zu steigen, etwas hinaufzusteigen
How do you pronounce "Besteigung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Besteigung" is [bəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Besteigung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Besteigung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beurteilte#51,978bemängelte#51,970bewaldeten#51,980beizulegen#51,967

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list