Basilisk
[baziˈlɪsk]
The verdict
“Basilisk” 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) - Mischwesen aus Vogel und Schlange, dessen Blick versteinert
Corpus desk
Index DE-basilisk · Basilisk · German
Basilisk · 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 | Basilisk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baziˈlɪsk] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Basilisk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Basilisk is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [baziˈlɪsk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Basilisk, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our 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 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 Basilisk, spelled B-A-S-I-L-I-S-K.
Definition
- 1Mischwesen aus Vogel und Schlange, dessen Blick versteinert
- 2Wappentier, Mischform aus Hahn, Schlange und Drache
- 3Leguangattung aus Lateinamerika
- 4Geschütztyp in der Gruppe der Mauerbrecher
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Basilisk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Basilisk wird bei Demokrit zum ersten Mal erwähnt.
„Nach dem Drachen sahen wir noch einen Basilisken, dessen Augen uns nicht erschreckten, sondern zum Lachen brachten.“
Synonyms
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.