how to pronounce besteigen

/bəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡən/

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besteigen is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… leichter zu besteigen laggenbecker nennt …”

meanings of besteigen

verb:

To fuck, to mate with, to mount (birds, bees, etc.).
To ascend, to climb, to mount (a kerb etc).
To board, get on, to mount (a plane, train etc.).

besteigen frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word besteigen occurs in german on average 2.9 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.