bewässern

[bəˈvɛsɐn]

/[bəˈvɛsɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“bewässern” is uncommon German (frequency #70,088 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,088
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Feld, eine Plantage oder Ähnliches mit Wasser für die Pflanzen versorgen

Key facts for bewässern
PropertyValue
Headwordbewässern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈvɛsɐn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,088
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bewässern” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bewässern lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bewässern is uncommon German at frequency #70,088 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [bəˈvɛsɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Feld, eine Plantage oder Ähnliches mit Wasser für die Pflanzen versorgen".

bewässern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bewässern, spelled B-E-W-Ä-S-S-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Feld, eine Plantage oder Ähnliches mit Wasser für die Pflanzen versorgen

Synonyms

irrigierenwässerngießenbegießensprengen

Antonyms

entwässern

This word in other languages

water(English)regar(Español)arroser(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bewässern"?
"bewässern" is spelled B-E-W-Ä-S-S-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈvɛsɐn].
What does "bewässern" mean?
As a verb, "bewässern" means: ein Feld, eine Plantage oder Ähnliches mit Wasser für die Pflanzen versorgen
How do you pronounce "bewässern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bewässern" is [bəˈvɛsɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bewässern" come from?
"bewässern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “bewässern”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-W-Ä-S-S-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈvɛsɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list