Basra

[ˈbasʁa]

/[ˈbasʁa]/ name

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The verdict

“Basra” is uncommon German (frequency #92,638 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,638
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im Süden des Irak

Corpus desk

Index DE-basra · Basra · German

Basra · rank #92,638 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,638
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bastia

Nearest frequency peer: Bastia (+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 „Basra“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Basra
PropertyValue
HeadwordBasra
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈbasʁa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,638
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Basra“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Basrafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bastia“ (#92,639), „Bantu“ (#92,634), „Bauelementen“ (#92,642). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Basra“ bei #92,638. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Basra is uncommon German at frequency #92,638 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈbasʁa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt im Süden des Irak".

Zero misspellings are on record for Basra in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Basra, spelled B-A-S-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im Süden des Irak

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Fast eine Million Menschen haben in Basra gegen die irakische Regierung protestiert.“

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 "Basra"?
"Basra" is spelled B-A-S-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbasʁa].
What does "Basra" mean?
As a proper noun, "Basra" means: Stadt im Süden des Irak
How do you pronounce "Basra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Basra" is [ˈbasʁa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Basra" come from?
"Basra" 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 "Basra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Bantu#92,634Bache#92,629begib#92,652Beile#92,655

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list