Bastei
German, noun[basˈtaɪ̯]
Bastei is spelled B-A-S-T-E-I (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 48,028th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bastei is a German feminine noun meaning “bastion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “vorspringendes Bollwerk an Festungen und Burgen”.
What does Bastei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebastion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vorspringendes Bollwerk an Festungen und Burgen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bastei
- Basteien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bastei?
- [basˈtaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bastei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bastei in German?
Bastei appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).