Bestimmung
German, noun/bəˈʃtɪmʊŋ/
Bestimmung is spelled B-E-S-T-I-M-M-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,262nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bestimmung is a German feminine noun meaning “determination (act of determining or measuring)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Vorgang des Bestimmens”.
What does Bestimmung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedetermination (act of determining or measuring)
- 2
femininedestination (intended purpose)
- 3
feminineappointment, designation
- 4
feminineregulation
- 5
femininemodifier; attribute (of a noun); complement (of a verb)
- 6
feminineprovision (clause in a statute providing for a particular matter; a specific rule that arises from the lexical content of a statute)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Vorgang des Bestimmens 2. Anordnung, Vorschrift 3. Verwendungszweck 4. Zielort eines Reisenden oder einer Warensendung
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 Bestimmung
- Bestimmungen plural
- Best. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bestimmung?
- /bəˈʃtɪmʊŋ/
- [bəˈʃtɪmʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bestimmung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bestimmung in German?
Bestimmung appears 14 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).