bastel

[ˈbastl̩]

/[ˈbastl̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“bastel” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,982. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,982
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs basteln

Corpus desk

Index DE-bastel · bastel · German

bastel · rank #37,982 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,982
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Baracke

Nearest frequency peer: Baracke (-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 „bastel“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „bastel“ 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).

bastel vs beste
67% similar
bastel vs baute
67% similar
bastel vs biste
67% similar

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

Key facts for bastel
PropertyValue
Headwordbastel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbastl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,982
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bastel“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.bastelliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Baracke“ (#37,981), „Baufirma“ (#37,983), „BAK“ (#37,980). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bastel“ bei #37,982. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around bastel (IPA [ˈbastl̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,982 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for bastel, with forms such as "abstel", "basetl", and "basstel". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "beste", "baute", "biste", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 bastel, spelled B-A-S-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs basteln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs basteln

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abstel
  • basetl
  • basstel
  • bastell
  • bastle
  • basttel
  • batsel
  • bbastel
  • bsatel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bastel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abstel2basetl2basstel1bastell1bastle2basttel1batsel2bbastel1
Edit distance from "bastel"

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 "bastel"?
"bastel" is spelled B-A-S-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbastl̩].
What does "bastel" mean?
As a verb, "bastel" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs basteln
What words are commonly confused with "bastel"?
"bastel" is commonly confused with "beste", "baute", "biste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bastel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bastel" is [ˈbastl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bastel" come from?
"bastel" 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 "bastel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bejaht#37,996Areale#37,965anyone#37,963Bilbao#38,008

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Choral9 variantsDeputy9 variantszarter9 variantsDämmung9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list