bilabial
[bilaˈbi̯aːl]
The verdict
“bilabial” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - mit beiden Lippen gebildet
Corpus desk
Index DE-bilabial · bilabial · German
bilabial · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | bilabial |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bilaˈbi̯aːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bilabial“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bilabial is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bilaˈbi̯aːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit beiden Lippen gebildet".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bilabial, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is bilabial, spelled B-I-L-A-B-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1mit beiden Lippen gebildet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bilabial appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Laute [m], [p] und [b] werden im Deutschen bilabial gebildet.
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.