Nebenbeschäftigung
German, noun[ˈneːbn̩bəˌʃɛftɪɡʊŋ]
Nebenbeschäftigung is spelled N-E-B-E-N-B-E-S-C-H-Ä-F-T-I-G-U-N-G (18 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 116,815th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nebenbeschäftigung is a German feminine noun meaning “sideline (job)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Tätigkeit oder Erwerbsarbeit, die nicht die hauptsächliche Tätigkeit oder Einkommensquelle ist”.
What does Nebenbeschäftigung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesideline (job)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tätigkeit oder Erwerbsarbeit, die nicht die hauptsächliche Tätigkeit oder Einkommensquelle ist
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 Nebenbeschäftigung
- Nebenbeschäftigungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Nebenbeschäftigung?
- [ˈneːbn̩bəˌʃɛftɪɡʊŋ]
- [ˈneːbm̩bəˌʃɛftɪɡʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Nebenbeschäftigung in German?
Nebenbeschäftigung appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).