Baluster
[baˈlʊstɐ]
The verdict
“Baluster” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gedrungenes, säulenartiges, unterschiedlich profiliertes Stützglied an einem Geländer oder an einer Brüstung
Corpus desk
Index DE-baluster · Baluster · German
Baluster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Baluster |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈlʊstɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Baluster“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Baluster is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈlʊstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gedrungenes, säulenartiges, unterschiedlich profiliertes Stützglied an einem Geländer oder an einer Brüstung".
No misspelling variants are generated for Baluster in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Baluster, spelled B-A-L-U-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1gedrungenes, säulenartiges, unterschiedlich profiliertes Stützglied an einem Geländer oder an einer Brüstung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Baluster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"In der Möbelkunst dienen Baluster seit der Antike als Tisch- und Stuhlbeine für Repräsentationsmöbel."
Sagredo rückt den Baluster nahezu in den Rang einer eigenen Säulenordnung und leitet ihn aus dem Granatapfelbaum ab.
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.