Bastille

Name: Bastille, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[baˈstiːjə]

/[baˈstiːjə]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Bastille” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,415. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,415
frequency rank, German: 5,818
“B” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - befestigtes Schloss in Frankreich

Corpus desk

Index DE-bastille · Bastille · German

Bastille · rank #40,415 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #40,415
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,818
PHOTO-FINISH barbecue

Nearest frequency peer: barbecue (-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.

Baal

59,590
bakterielle

59,589
barbecue

59,587
Bastille

59,586
bausch

59,585
beachteten

59,584

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Bastille vs bestelle

63% similar

Bastille vs Baustelle

78% similar

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

Key facts for Bastille
Property	Value
Headword	Bastille
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[baˈstiːjə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#40,415
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bastille“

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

#40,415

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „barbecue“ (#40,414), „bausch“ (#40,416), „beachteten“ (#40,417). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bastille“ bei #40,415. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Bastille (IPA [baˈstiːjə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,415 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bastille, with forms such as "abstille", "basitlle", and "basstille". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "bestelle", "Baustelle", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bastille, spelled B-A-S-T-I-L-L-E.

Definition

1
befestigtes Schloss in Frankreich
2
das in der französischen Revolution gestürmte Gefängnis in Paris

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Das Schloß Tiffanges, ein hehres und feudalistisches Gebäude, war von Bastillen umgeben, durch welche es auf beiden Seiten vertheidigt ward.“ (1855)
„Der Sturm auf die Bastille ist aber längst Geschichte.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

abstille
basitlle
basstille
bastile
bastilel
bastlile
basttille
batsille
bbastille
bsatille

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bastille - 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.

Edit distance from "Bastille"

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 "Bastille"?

"Bastille" is spelled B-A-S-T-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈstiːjə].

What does "Bastille" mean?

As a noun, "Bastille" means: befestigtes Schloss in Frankreich

What words are commonly confused with "Bastille"?

"Bastille" is commonly confused with "bestelle", "Baustelle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Bastille"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bastille" is [baˈstiːjə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Bastille" come from?

"Bastille" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

barbecue#40,414 Autisten#40,403 bemalten#40,431 beneidet#40,432

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Beelitz10 variants beitrug10 variants bemalte10 variants Ausfuhr10 variants