Bastard

[ˈbastaʁt]

/[ˈbastaʁt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bastard” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,819. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,819
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - uneheliches Kind, besonders eines gesellschaftlich hoch gestellten Vaters und einer Mutter aus niedrigerem Stand

Corpus desk

Index DE-bastard · Bastard · German

Bastard · rank #11,819 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,819
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bars

Nearest frequency peer: Bars (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Bastard“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Bastard“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Bastard vs bestand
57% similar
Bastard vs Bastarde
88% similar
Bastard vs basta
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Bastard
PropertyValue
HeadwordBastard
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbastaʁt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,819
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bastard“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Bastardliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Bars“ (#11,818), „begehrt“ (#11,820), „Axt“ (#11,817). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bastard“ bei #11,819. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Bastard (IPA [ˈbastaʁt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,819 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bastard, with forms such as "abstard", "basatrd", and "basstard". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "bestand", "Bastarde", "basta", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Bastard, spelled B-A-S-T-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    uneheliches Kind, besonders eines gesellschaftlich hoch gestellten Vaters und einer Mutter aus niedrigerem Stand
  2. 2
    verabscheuter Mensch beziehungsweise Mistkerl
  3. 3
    durch Rassen- oder Artenkreuzung entstandenes Tier oder entstandene Pflanze
  4. 4
    Hund^([1]) ohne Stammbaum, Promenadenmischung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Kind, sofern es geboren wurde, war nichts als ein rechtloser Bastard, eine Brandmarkung, die es sein ganzes Leben lang begleitete.“
  2. „Er ist ihr Lieblingssohn, Klaus der unerwünschte Bastard.“

Synonyms

BalgBankertBlendlingHybrideMischblutMischlingKreuzungZwitter

This word in other languages

bastard(English)bastardo(Español)bâtard(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abstard
  • basatrd
  • basstard
  • bastadr
  • bastardd
  • bastarrd
  • bastrad
  • basttard
  • batsard
  • bbastard
  • bsatard

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bastard - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abstard2basatrd2basstard1bastadr2bastardd1bastarrd1bastrad2basttard1
Edit distance from "Bastard"

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 "Bastard"?
"Bastard" is spelled B-A-S-T-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbastaʁt].
What does "Bastard" mean?
As a noun, "Bastard" means: uneheliches Kind, besonders eines gesellschaftlich hoch gestellten Vaters und einer Mutter aus niedrigerem Stand
What words are commonly confused with "Bastard"?
"Bastard" is commonly confused with "bestand", "Bastarde", "basta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bastard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bastard" is [ˈbastaʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bastard" come from?
"Bastard" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bastard", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

begehrt#11,820beheben#11,821Blogger#11,831British#11,835

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

wirkten11 variantserlangt11 variantsfeatures11 variantsTorwart11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list