basteln
[ˈbastl̩n]
The verdict
“basteln” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,988. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,988
- frequency rank, German
- 5,818
- “B” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - sich mit kleinen Handwerksarbeiten (zumeist aus Papier, Pappe oder einem anderen Material) aus Liebhaberei beschäftigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-basteln · basteln · German
basteln · rank #8,988 · 11 variants · 14 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,988
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,818
- PHOTO-FINISH Autorität
Nearest frequency peer: Autorität (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “basteln”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- aufweist
aufweist
91,016 corpus weight
- Auszeit
Auszeit
91,015 corpus weight
- Autorität
Autorität
91,014 corpus weight
- basteln
basteln
91,013 corpus weight
- bedenkt
bedenkt
91,012 corpus weight
- Beleg
Beleg
91,011 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “basteln” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | basteln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈbastl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #8,988 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “basteln” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around basteln (IPA [ˈbastl̩n]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,988 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 basteln, with forms such as "absteln", "basetln", and "bassteln". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "besten", "bauten", "Betteln", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is basteln, spelled B-A-S-T-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1sich mit kleinen Handwerksarbeiten (zumeist aus Papier, Pappe oder einem anderen Material) aus Liebhaberei beschäftigen
- 2etwas als Hobby durch kleinere Handwerksarbeiten herstellen
- 3kleinere handwerkliche oder technische Arbeiten an etwas vornehmen, um es zu verbessern, es zu reparieren oder umzugestalten
- 4an etwas arbeiten, etwas umgestalten, um es zu verbessern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how basteln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Meine Mutter bastelt gerne.
Die Kinder basteln ein Haus aus Pappe.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- absteln
- basetln
- bassteln
- bastelln
- bastelnn
- bastenl
- bastlen
- bastteln
- batseln
- bbasteln
- bsateln
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of basteln - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "basteln", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.