bestimmend

[bəˈʃtɪmənt]

/[bəˈʃtɪmənt]/ adj

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The verdict

“bestimmend” is an uncommon German word, ranked #51,161 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#51,161
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - großen Einfluss habend, sehr wichtig/entscheidend sein

Key facts for bestimmend
PropertyValue
Headwordbestimmend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈʃtɪmənt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#51,161
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bestimmend” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bestimmend lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for bestimmend is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bəˈʃtɪmənt]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,161 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "großen Einfluss habend, sehr wichtig/entscheidend sein".

Zero misspellings are on record for bestimmend in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is bestimmend, spelled B-E-S-T-I-M-M-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    großen Einfluss habend, sehr wichtig/entscheidend sein

Synonyms

ausschlaggebendbeherrschenddominantdominierendmaßgebendmaßgeblichprägendwesentlichzentral

This word in other languages

deciding(English)decisivo(Português)

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 "bestimmend"?
"bestimmend" is spelled B-E-S-T-I-M-M-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtɪmənt].
What does "bestimmend" mean?
As an adjective, "bestimmend" means: großen Einfluss habend, sehr wichtig/entscheidend sein
How do you pronounce "bestimmend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestimmend" is [bəˈʃtɪmənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestimmend" come from?
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Using “bestimmend”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-S-T-I-M-M-E-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈʃtɪmənt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list