Bestimmungswort

[bəˈʃtɪmʊŋsˌvɔʁt]

/[bəˈʃtɪmʊŋsˌvɔʁt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bestimmungswort” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Teil einer Zusammensetzung (eines Determinativkompositums), durch den das Grundwort eine spezielle Bedeutung erhält

Key facts for Bestimmungswort
PropertyValue
HeadwordBestimmungswort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈʃtɪmʊŋsˌvɔʁt]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Bestimmungswort” sits in German frequency

Bestimmungswort falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bestimmungswort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bəˈʃtɪmʊŋsˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Teil einer Zusammensetzung (eines Determinativkompositums), durch den das Grundwort eine spezielle Bedeutung erhält".

Bestimmungswort doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Bestimmungswort, spelled B-E-S-T-I-M-M-U-N-G-S-W-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Teil einer Zusammensetzung (eines Determinativkompositums), durch den das Grundwort eine spezielle Bedeutung erhält

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This word in other languages

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bestimmungswort"?
"Bestimmungswort" is spelled B-E-S-T-I-M-M-U-N-G-S-W-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈʃtɪmʊŋsˌvɔʁt].
What does "Bestimmungswort" mean?
As a noun, "Bestimmungswort" means: der Teil einer Zusammensetzung (eines Determinativkompositums), durch den das Grundwort eine spezielle Bedeutung erhält
How do you pronounce "Bestimmungswort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bestimmungswort" is [bəˈʃtɪmʊŋsˌvɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bestimmungswort" come from?
"Bestimmungswort" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Bestimmungswort”

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-U-N-G-S-W-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈʃtɪmʊŋsˌvɔʁt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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