basaltisch

[baˈzaltɪʃ]

/[baˈzaltɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“basaltisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - aus Basalt bestehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-basaltisch · basaltisch · German

basaltisch · 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.

Key facts for basaltisch
PropertyValue
Headwordbasaltisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[baˈzaltɪʃ]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „basaltisch“ im Deutschen

basaltischliegt 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

basaltisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [baˈzaltɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus Basalt bestehend".

Zero misspellings are on record for basaltisch in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 basaltisch, spelled B-A-S-A-L-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus Basalt bestehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „An der Unterseite der alten, inzwischen sehr kalten Platte schieden sich im Laufe der Zeit große Mengen basaltischen Gesteins aus dem Erdmantel ab.“

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 "basaltisch"?
"basaltisch" is spelled B-A-S-A-L-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈzaltɪʃ].
What does "basaltisch" mean?
As an adjective, "basaltisch" means: aus Basalt bestehend
How do you pronounce "basaltisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "basaltisch" is [baˈzaltɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "basaltisch" come from?
"basaltisch" 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