bestürzen
[bəˈʃtʏʁt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“bestürzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tief bewegen (durch etwas Schlimmes/Trauriges, das geschehen ist)
Corpus desk
Index DE-besturzen · bestürzen · German
bestürzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bestürzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [bəˈʃtʏʁt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bestürzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bestürzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈʃtʏʁt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bestürzen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bestürzen, spelled B-E-S-T-Ü-R-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1tief bewegen (durch etwas Schlimmes/Trauriges, das geschehen ist)
- 2auf negative Art stark überraschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bestürzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Nachricht von dem Terroranschlag bestürzte uns alle gleichermaßen.
„Das bestürzt mich und lässt mich fragen: Was ist mit Ihnen allen, die ja Beiträge einstellen, los?“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.