babylonisch

[babyˈloːnɪʃ]

/[babyˈloːnɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“babylonisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die historische Stadt Babylon betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-babylonisch · babylonisch · German

babylonisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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 babylonisch
PropertyValue
Headwordbabylonisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[babyˈloːnɪʃ]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „babylonisch“ im Deutschen

babylonischschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

babylonisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [babyˈloːnɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for babylonisch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is babylonisch, spelled B-A-B-Y-L-O-N-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die historische Stadt Babylon betreffend
  2. 2
    das historische Reich Babylonien betreffend
  3. 3
    das Babylonische (Dialekt des Akkadischen) betreffend
  4. 4
    das Babylonische Exil betreffend
  5. 5
    die Babylonier betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Eine Folge des Turmbaus zu Babel war bekanntlich die ‚babylonische Sprachverwirrung,‘ ein Zusammenhang, der im hebräischen Text etymologisierend untermauert wird, indem ‚Babel‘ auf balal ‚(Gott) verwirrte‘ zurückgeführt wird; […].“
  2. „Gäbe es einen Preis für das babylonischste Sprachgewirr auf Erden, dann würde ihn Dubai erhalten.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "babylonisch"?
"babylonisch" is spelled B-A-B-Y-L-O-N-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [babyˈloːnɪʃ].
What does "babylonisch" mean?
As an adjective, "babylonisch" means: die historische Stadt Babylon betreffend
How do you pronounce "babylonisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "babylonisch" is [babyˈloːnɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "babylonisch" come from?
"babylonisch" is a German 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