Batist
[baˈtɪst]
The verdict
“Batist” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr feinfädiges Gewebe, meist aus Baumwolle oder Leinen
Corpus desk
Index DE-batist · Batist · German
Batist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Batist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈtɪst] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Batist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Batist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈtɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr feinfädiges Gewebe, meist aus Baumwolle oder Leinen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Batist in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Batist, spelled B-A-T-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1sehr feinfädiges Gewebe, meist aus Baumwolle oder Leinen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Batist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie trug ein Nachthemd aus Batist.
„Seine Gattin Väsele Li trug – es war Sommer – ihr Haar aufgebunden und mit silbernen Fäden durchflochten und Ohrringe aus Rosenquarz in Goldfassung, dazu ein taubenfarbenes ungefüttertes Jäckchen und ein Röckchen aus weißem Batist, das mit einer längs gestreiften Borte eingefaßt war.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.