Bestrafung
German, noun[bəˈʃtʁaːfʊŋ]
Bestrafung is spelled B-E-S-T-R-A-F-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written German, the 11,404th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bestrafung is a German feminine noun meaning “punishment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Anwenden einer Strafe”.
What does Bestrafung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepunishment
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Anwenden einer Strafe
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 Bestrafung
- Bestrafungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bestrafung?
- [bəˈʃtʁaːfʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bestrafung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bestrafung in German?
Bestrafung appears 5.5 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).