Bett
German, noun/bɛt/
Bett is spelled B-E-T-T (4 letters) and appears 87 times per million words in written German, the 999th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bett is a German neuter noun meaning “bed (piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on; one's place of sleep or rest)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Möbelstück, in dem man schläft”.
What does Bett mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterbed (piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on; one's place of sleep or rest)
- 2
neuterbed (bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Möbelstück, in dem man schläft 2. Bett^([1]) samt Matratze, Decke und Kopfkissen 3. natürlich entstandene oder künstlich hergestellte Formation für Gewässer, Speisen oder Verkehrswege 4. Nagelbett
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 Bett
- Bettes genitive
- Betts genitive
- Betten plural
- Bettchen diminutive neuter
- Bettlein diminutive neuter
- Betterl diminutive neuter
- Bette dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bett?
- /bɛt/
- [bɛt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bett
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bett in German?
Bett appears 87 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).