Bestimmtheit
German, noun[bəˈʃtɪmthaɪ̯t]
Bestimmtheit is spelled B-E-S-T-I-M-M-T-H-E-I-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 58,632nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bestimmtheit is a German feminine noun meaning “resolution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand/Qualität voller Gewissheit; Zustand, in dem es keinen Zweifel gibt”.
What does Bestimmtheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineresolution
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand/Qualität voller Gewissheit; Zustand, in dem es keinen Zweifel gibt 2. Zustand/Qualität fest entschlossen, energisch und entschieden zu sein oder entsprechend zu handeln 3. Zustand/Qualität genau, präzis oder akkurat zu 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 Bestimmtheit
- Bestimmtheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bestimmtheit?
- [bəˈʃtɪmthaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bestimmtheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bestimmtheit in German?
Bestimmtheit appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).