Bewegung
German, noun/bəˈveːɡʊŋ/
Bewegung is spelled B-E-W-E-G-U-N-G (8 letters) and appears 79 times per million words in written German, the 1,082nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bewegung is a German feminine noun meaning “motion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zustand jenseits der Ruhe”.
What does Bewegung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemotion
- 2
femininemove (step made in the execution of a plan or goal; a change in strategy)
- 3
femininemovement
interjection
- 1
get a move on, hurry up, let's go
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zustand jenseits der Ruhe 2. (nicht konstante) Orts-Zeitkurve des Objekts 3. aus der Ruhe gebrachter Gemütszustand 4. große Gruppe von Menschen, die eine politische Veränderung anstreben, nicht fest (parteimäßig) organisiert
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 Bewegung
- Bewegungen plural
- Bewegung! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bewegung?
- /bəˈveːɡʊŋ/
- [bəˈveːɡʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bewegung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bewegung in German?
Bewegung appears 79 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).