Bazillus
[baˈt͡sɪlʊs]
The verdict
“Bazillus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - stäbchenförmiges, grampositives Bakterium aus der Gattung Bacillus
Corpus desk
Index DE-bazillus · Bazillus · German
Bazillus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Bazillus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baˈt͡sɪlʊs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bazillus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bazillus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [baˈt͡sɪlʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Bazillus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists 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 Bazillus, spelled B-A-Z-I-L-L-U-S.
Definition
- 1stäbchenförmiges, grampositives Bakterium aus der Gattung Bacillus
- 2krankheitserregender Mikroorganismus
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bazillus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der erste Bazillus wurde 1835 entdeckt.
Öffentliche Toiletten sind Brutstätten für alle möglichen Bazillen!
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.