Babylon

[ˈbaːbiˌlɔn]

/[ˈbaːbiˌlɔn]/ name

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The verdict

“Babylon” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,641. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,641
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - antike Hauptstadt von Babylonien

Corpus desk

Index DE-babylon · Babylon · German

Babylon · rank #16,641 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #16,641
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH auspacken

Nearest frequency peer: auspacken (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Babylon“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Babylon“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Babylon vs Ballon
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Babylon
PropertyValue
HeadwordBabylon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈbaːbiˌlɔn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,641
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Babylon“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Babylonliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „auspacken“ (#16,640), „befahl“ (#16,642), „Augustus“ (#16,639). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Babylon“ bei #16,641. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Babylon (IPA [ˈbaːbiˌlɔn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #16,641 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "antike Hauptstadt von Babylonien".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Babylon, with forms such as "abbylon", "babbylon", and "bablyon". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Ballon", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Babylon, spelled B-A-B-Y-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    antike Hauptstadt von Babylonien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Mitternacht rückt' näher schon / in stummer Ruh' lag Babylon
  2. das Babylon des Nebukadnezar

Synonyms

Babel

This word in other languages

Babylon(English)Babilonia(Español)Babylone(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbylon
  • babbylon
  • bablyon
  • babyllon
  • babylno
  • babylonn
  • babyoln
  • babyylon
  • bayblon
  • bbabylon
  • bbaylon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Babylon - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abbylon2babbylon1bablyon2babyllon1babylno2babylonn1babyoln2babyylon1
Edit distance from "Babylon"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Babylon"?
"Babylon" is spelled B-A-B-Y-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaːbiˌlɔn].
What does "Babylon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Babylon" means: antike Hauptstadt von Babylonien
What words are commonly confused with "Babylon"?
"Babylon" is commonly confused with "Ballon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Babylon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Babylon" is [ˈbaːbiˌlɔn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Babylon" come from?
"Babylon" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Babylon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Arminia#16,632anzeigt#16,629Brillen#16,653Antonia#16,628

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Augustus11 variantsChirurg11 variantsDesigns11 variantsWendung11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list