Bisam
[ˈbiːzam]
The verdict
“Bisam” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sekret aus der Drüse eines Moschushirsches, das als Duftstoff genutzt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-bisam · Bisam · German
Bisam · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | Bisam |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbiːzam] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Bisam“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Bisam is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbiːzam]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Bisam, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Bisam, spelled B-I-S-A-M.
Definition
- 1Sekret aus der Drüse eines Moschushirsches, das als Duftstoff genutzt wird
- 2eine große Wühlmaus mit zusammengedrücktem Schuppenschwanz, die in der Nähe von Wasser lebt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Bisam appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie wollten Koriander zusetzen wie im Kümmel, Kirsch wie im Maraschino, Ysop wie in der Chartreuse, Bisam wie im Vespetro; Calamas aromaticus wie im Krambambuli; und mit Sandelholz sollte er eine rote Farbe bekommen.“
Synonyms
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.