bestialisch

[bɛsˈti̯aːlɪʃ]

/[bɛsˈti̯aːlɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“bestialisch” is uncommon German (frequency #80,150 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,150
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Art und Weise einer Bestie, wie ein Tier

Corpus desk

Index DE-bestialisch · bestialisch · German

bestialisch · rank #80,150 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,150
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bespitzelung

Nearest frequency peer: Bespitzelung (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „bestialisch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „bestialisch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bestialisch
PropertyValue
Headwordbestialisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bɛsˈti̯aːlɪʃ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#80,150
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bestialisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).bestialischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bespitzelung“ (#80,149), „Bestnoten“ (#80,151), „Besorgung“ (#80,148). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bestialisch“ bei #80,150. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bestialisch is uncommon German at frequency #80,150 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bɛsˈti̯aːlɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

bestialisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bestialisch, spelled B-E-S-T-I-A-L-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Art und Weise einer Bestie, wie ein Tier
  2. 2
    grausam, wütend, unerträglich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er brüllte bestialisch.
  2. Das bestialische Töten geht weiter.

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 "bestialisch"?
"bestialisch" is spelled B-E-S-T-I-A-L-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [bɛsˈti̯aːlɪʃ].
What does "bestialisch" mean?
As an adjective, "bestialisch" means: in der Art und Weise einer Bestie, wie ein Tier
How do you pronounce "bestialisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestialisch" is [bɛsˈti̯aːlɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bestialisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Blutabnahme#80,174bayerischem#80,124Ballenstedt#80,116ausdauernde#80,092

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list