Bewältigung
German, noun[bəˈvɛltɪɡʊŋ]
Bewältigung is spelled B-E-W-Ä-L-T-I-G-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written German, the 16,125th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bewältigung is a German feminine noun meaning “coping, handling, mastering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Lösung eines schwierigen Problems oder einer anstrengenden Aufgabe”.
What does Bewältigung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecoping, handling, mastering
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lösung eines schwierigen Problems oder einer anstrengenden Aufgabe 2. geistiges Verarbeiten eines Problems, bis es einem keinen Kummer mehr macht
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 Bewältigung
- Bewältigungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bewältigung?
- [bəˈvɛltɪɡʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bewältigung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bewältigung in German?
Bewältigung appears 3.5 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).