Belagerung

\bəˈlaːɡəʁʊŋ\

/\bəˈlaːɡəʁʊŋ\/ noun

The verdict

“Belagerung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Siège.

Corpus desk

Index FR-belagerung · Belagerung · French

Belagerung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Belagerung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBelagerung
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bəˈlaːɡəʁʊŋ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Belagerung » en français

Belagerungreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Belagerung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bəˈlaːɡəʁʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Siège.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Belagerung in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Belagerung, spelled B-E-L-A-G-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Siège.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Belagerung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Oder wie es der damalige und noch heutige russische Außenminister Sergei Lawrow bei der Belagerung von Aleppo unumwunden formulierte: „Jene, die sich weigern freiwillig zu gehen, werden ausgelöscht.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Belagerung"?
"Belagerung" is spelled B-E-L-A-G-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \bəˈlaːɡəʁʊŋ\.
What does "Belagerung" mean?
As a noun, "Belagerung" means: Siège.
How do you pronounce "Belagerung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Belagerung" is \bəˈlaːɡəʁʊŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Belagerung" come from?
"Belagerung" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list