how to pronounce besatzung

/bəˈzat͡sʊŋ/

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besatzung is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of besatzung in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… üblicher besatzung 112 jetzt mal 32 …”

meanings of besatzung

noun:

Occupation (of a country).
Occupational troops, occupational forces.
Crew (group of people operating a ship, plane, or large facility).

besatzung frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word besatzung occurs in german on average 5.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.