Betrachtung
German, noun[bəˈtʁaxtʊŋ]
Betrachtung is spelled B-E-T-R-A-C-H-T-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 7,028th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Betrachtung is a German feminine noun meaning “contemplation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Anschauen, Betrachten”.
What does Betrachtung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecontemplation
- 2
feminineviewing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Anschauen, Betrachten 2. die ästhetische Beurteilung von etwas
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 Betrachtung
- Betrachtungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Betrachtung?
- [bəˈtʁaxtʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Betrachtung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Betrachtung in German?
Betrachtung appears 10 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).