Basilikum

/[baˈziːlikʊm]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,450

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Basilikum is aGermannoun. It means: als Würzpflanze, Küchenkraut, Heilpflanze genutzte Pflanze aus der Familie der Lippenblütler Pronounced [baˈziːlikʊm]. Often confused with Basilika.

Key facts for Basilikum
PropertyValue
HeadwordBasilikum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[baˈziːlikʊm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,450
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Basilikum is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [baˈziːlikʊm]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,450 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "als Würzpflanze, Küchenkraut, Heilpflanze genutzte Pflanze aus der Familie der Lippenblütler".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Basilikum, with forms such as "absilikum", "baislikum", and "basiilkum". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Basilika", 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 Basilikum, spelled B-A-S-I-L-I-K-U-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    als Würzpflanze, Küchenkraut, Heilpflanze genutzte Pflanze aus der Familie der Lippenblütler

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: absilikum,baislikum,basiilkum,basilikkum,basilikmu,basilikumm,basiliukm,basilkium,basillikum,basliikum,bassilikum,bbasilikum,bsailikum

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Basilikum

Misspelling Variants of "Basilikum"

absilikum9baislikum9basiilkum9basilikkum10basilikmu9basilikumm10basiliukm9basilkium9
Misspelling Variants of "Basilikum"

Frequency rank: #31,450 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Basilikum"?
"Basilikum" is spelled B-A-S-I-L-I-K-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈziːlikʊm].
What does "Basilikum" mean?
As a noun, "Basilikum" means: als Würzpflanze, Küchenkraut, Heilpflanze genutzte Pflanze aus der Familie der Lippenblütler
What words are commonly confused with "Basilikum"?
"Basilikum" is commonly confused with "Basilika". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Basilikum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Basilikum" is [baˈziːlikʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Basilikum" come from?
"Basilikum" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.