Hexenbesen
German, noun[ˈhɛksn̩ˌbeːzn̩]
Hexenbesen is spelled H-E-X-E-N-B-E-S-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 174,963rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hexenbesen is a German masculine noun meaning “witch's broom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Besen, der von einer Hexe geritten wird”.
What does Hexenbesen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewitch's broom
- 2
masculinewitch's broom
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Besen, der von einer Hexe geritten wird 2. Verwachsung an einer Gehölzpflanze, an der viele kleine Zweige sehr dicht beieinander ausgebildet werden
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 Hexenbesen
- Hexenbesens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hexenbesen?
- [ˈhɛksn̩ˌbeːzn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Hexenbesen in German?
Hexenbesen appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).