bestimmend
German, verb[bəˈʃtɪmənt]
bestimmend is spelled B-E-S-T-I-M-M-E-N-D (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 51,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bestimmend is a German verb meaning “present participle of bestimmen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does bestimmend mean in English?
verb
- 1
present participle of bestimmen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. großen Einfluss habend, sehr wichtig/entscheidend sein
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 bestimmend
- bestimmender comparative
- am bestimmendsten superlative
- bestimmende positive nominative strong
- bestimmendes positive nominative strong
- bestimmenden positive genitive strong
- bestimmendem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bestimmend?
- [bəˈʃtɪmənt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bestimmend in German?
bestimmend appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).