basal

[baˈzaːl]

/[baˈzaːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“basal” is uncommon German (frequency #81,312 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,312
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Basis gehörend, auf ihr liegend

Corpus desk

Index DE-basal · basal · German

basal · rank #81,312 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,312
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bataille

Nearest frequency peer: bataille (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „basal“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „basal“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for basal
PropertyValue
Headwordbasal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[baˈzaːl]
Letters5
Frequency rank#81,312
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „basal“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).basalfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bataille“ (#81,313), „Balboa“ (#81,310), „Bauabschnitten“ (#81,314). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „basal“ bei #81,312. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

basal is uncommon German at frequency #81,312 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [baˈzaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for basal, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is basal, spelled B-A-S-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Basis gehörend, auf ihr liegend
  2. 2
    aus der Basis eines Stammes hervorgehend
  3. 3
    die Basis, die Grundlage oder den Grund bildend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei der Obduktion konnte eine Gehirnblutung durch Ruptur eines basalen Aneurysmas festgestellt werden.
  2. „Weiter basal liegt die Hippocampusformation als Vorwölbung im Unterhorn des Seitenventrikels.“

This word in other languages

basal(English)basal(Español)

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 "basal"?
"basal" is spelled B-A-S-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈzaːl].
What does "basal" mean?
As an adjective, "basal" means: zur Basis gehörend, auf ihr liegend
How do you pronounce "basal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "basal" is [baˈzaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "basal" come from?
"basal" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

benko#81,331Berit#81,334Betts#81,345Alamo#81,246

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list