Bellatrix
[bɛˈlaːtʁɪks]
The verdict
“Bellatrix” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - blauweißer Riesenstern und dritthellster Stern im Sternbild des Orion
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Index DE-bellatrix · Bellatrix · German
Bellatrix · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Bellatrix |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bɛˈlaːtʁɪks] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bellatrix“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bellatrix is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bɛˈlaːtʁɪks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "blauweißer Riesenstern und dritthellster Stern im Sternbild des Orion".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Bellatrix, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Bellatrix, spelled B-E-L-L-A-T-R-I-X.
Definition
- 1blauweißer Riesenstern und dritthellster Stern im Sternbild des Orion
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bellatrix appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Von den sieben hellsten Sternen des Himmelsjägers steht uns der rechte Schulterstern Bellatrix (Gamma Orionis) mit 240 Lichtjahren am nächsten, und Alnilam (Epsilon Orionis), der mittlere Stern des Gürtels, ist mit 1300 Lichtjahren am weitesten entfernt.“
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.