bacchantisch

[baˈxantɪʃ]

/[baˈxantɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rauschhaft ausgelassen, trunken, zügellos

Corpus desk

Index DE-bacchantisch · bacchantisch · German

bacchantisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for bacchantisch
PropertyValue
Headwordbacchantisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[baˈxantɪʃ]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bacchantisch“ im Deutschen

bacchantischliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bacchantisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [baˈxantɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "rauschhaft ausgelassen, trunken, zügellos".

No generated misspelling entries exist for bacchantisch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is bacchantisch, spelled B-A-C-C-H-A-N-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    rauschhaft ausgelassen, trunken, zügellos

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gerade war er noch der tadellose Gentleman gewesen, bis eine dumme Bemerkung ihn in bacchantische Raserei verfallen ließ.
  2. Die Studenten feierten am Ende des Prüfungszeitraums, vom Druck befreit, ein bacchantisches Fest.

Antonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bacchantisch"?
"bacchantisch" is spelled B-A-C-C-H-A-N-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈxantɪʃ].
What does "bacchantisch" mean?
As an adjective, "bacchantisch" means: rauschhaft ausgelassen, trunken, zügellos
How do you pronounce "bacchantisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bacchantisch" is [baˈxantɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bacchantisch" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list