Basilika

/[baˈziːlika]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,847

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Basilika is aGermannoun. It means: ein öffentliches, langgestrecktes Hallengebäude mit überhöhtem, mit Fenstern versehenem Mittelschiff und an den Langseiten befindlichen durch Pfeiler oder Säulen getrennten Seitenschiffen Pronounced [baˈziːlika]. Often confused with Basilikum.

Key facts for Basilika
PropertyValue
HeadwordBasilika
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈziːlika]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,847
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Basilika in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Basilika is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈziːlika]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,847 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Basilika, with forms such as "absilika", "baislika", and "basiilka". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Basilikum", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Basilika, spelled B-A-S-I-L-I-K-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein öffentliches, langgestrecktes Hallengebäude mit überhöhtem, mit Fenstern versehenem Mittelschiff und an den Langseiten befindlichen durch Pfeiler oder Säulen getrennten Seitenschiffen
  2. 2
    eine Kirche der frühchristlichen Zeit
  3. 3
    ein großes Kirchengebäude, dessen Seitenschiffe niedriger und durch Säulen oder Pfeiler vom Hauptschiff abgetrennt sind
  4. 4
    Titel für eine Kirche von herausgehobener Bedeutung, die diese entweder durch die Tradition (Patriarchalbasiliken, Basilicae majores) oder durch die Ernennung durch einen Papst (Basilicae minores) erworben hat

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: absilika,baislika,basiilka,basiliak,basilikka,basilkia,basillika,basliika,bassilika,bbasilika,bsailika

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Basilika

Misspelling Variants of "Basilika"

absilika8baislika8basiilka8basiliak8basilikka9basilkia8basillika9basliika8
Misspelling Variants of "Basilika"

Frequency rank: #23,847 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Basilika"?
"Basilika" is spelled B-A-S-I-L-I-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈziːlika].
What does "Basilika" mean?
As a noun, "Basilika" means: ein öffentliches, langgestrecktes Hallengebäude mit überhöhtem, mit Fenstern versehenem Mittelschiff und an den Langseiten befindlichen durch Pfeiler oder Säulen getrennten Seitenschiffen
What words are commonly confused with "Basilika"?
"Basilika" is commonly confused with "Basilikum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Basilika"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Basilika" is [baˈziːlika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Basilika" come from?
"Basilika" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.