Bacchantin
[baˈxantɪn]
The verdict
“Bacchantin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anhängerin des römischen Weingottes Bacchus beziehungsweise Teilnehmerin an einem Bacchusfest
Corpus desk
Index DE-bacchantin · Bacchantin · German
Bacchantin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Bacchantin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈxantɪn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bacchantin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bacchantin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈxantɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anhängerin des römischen Weingottes Bacchus beziehungsweise Teilnehmerin an einem Bacchusfest".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Bacchantin, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Bacchantin, spelled B-A-C-C-H-A-N-T-I-N.
Definition
- 1Anhängerin des römischen Weingottes Bacchus beziehungsweise Teilnehmerin an einem Bacchusfest
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bacchantin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Berühmt war schon im Altertum die Mänade des Skopas […] vielleicht aus einem Dionysostempel in Sikyon oder Athen und wohl später in Byzanz aufgestellt, aus […] Marmor – eine rasende Bacchantin mit flatternden Haaren, die eine getötete Ziege in der Hand hielt.“
„Vom Wein erhitzt, wurde sie dann zu einer Bacchantin, die man schwer zufriedenstellen konnte; aber wenn ich nicht mehr konnte, bat ich sie, mich in Ruhe zu lassen, und notgedrungen gehorchte sie.“
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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.