Bastards

[ˈbastaʁt͡s]

/[ˈbastaʁt͡s]/ noun

The verdict

“Bastards” is uncommon German (frequency #73,283 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,283
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bastard

Corpus desk

Index DE-bastards · Bastards · German

Bastards · rank #73,283 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,283
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bankverbindung

Nearest frequency peer: Bankverbindung (-2 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 „Bastards“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bastards
PropertyValue
HeadwordBastards
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbastaʁt͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,283
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bastards“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Bastardsfällt 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: „Bankverbindung“ (#73,281), „bambini“ (#73,279), „Baurat“ (#73,287). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bastards“ bei #73,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bastards is uncommon German at frequency #73,283 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbastaʁt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bastard".

No misspelling variants are generated for Bastards in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Bastards, spelled B-A-S-T-A-R-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs 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 "Bastards"?
"Bastards" is spelled B-A-S-T-A-R-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbastaʁt͡s].
What does "Bastards" mean?
As a noun, "Bastards" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bastard
How do you pronounce "Bastards"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bastards" is [ˈbastaʁt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bastards" come from?
"Bastards" 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 "Bastards", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list