besorgniserregend
\bəˈzɔʁknɪsʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡn̩t\
The verdict
“besorgniserregend” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inquiétant, préoccupant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-besorgniserregend · besorgniserregend · French
besorgniserregend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | besorgniserregend |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bəˈzɔʁknɪsʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡn̩t\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
besorgniserregend is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bəˈzɔʁknɪsʔɛɐ̯ˌʁeːɡn̩t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inquiétant, préoccupant.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for besorgniserregend, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is besorgniserregend, spelled B-E-S-O-R-G-N-I-S-E-R-R-E-G-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Inquiétant, préoccupant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how besorgniserregend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zwar war der Zuwachs von 4000 neuen Corona-Infektionen binnen 24 Stunden, den das Robert-Koch-Institut am Morgen vermeldet hatte, kein zu erwartender Schritt mehr, sondern schon ein besorgniserregender Sprung.
Für viele Menschen in Uruguay ist die Trinkwasserknappheit auch darum so besorgniserregend, weil es eine ähnliche Notlage in der Geschichte des südamerikanischen Landes noch nie gegeben hat.
Synonyms
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.