Beugung
German, noun/ˈbɔʏ̯ɡʊŋ/
Beugung is spelled B-E-U-G-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 71,199th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Beugung is a German feminine noun meaning “flexion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Beugen, Abwinkeln”.
What does Beugung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineflexion
- 2
femininediffraction
- 3
feminineinflection
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Beugen, Abwinkeln 2. deutscher Ausdruck für Flexion 3. Ablenkung von Wellen an Hindernissen 4. willkürliche Auslegung von Gesetzen
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 Beugung
- Beugungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Beugung?
- /ˈbɔʏ̯ɡʊŋ/
- [ˈbɔɪ̯ɡʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Beugung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Beugung in German?
Beugung appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).