burlesk
[bʊʁˈlɛsk]
The verdict
“burlesk” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - derbe komisch
Corpus desk
Index DE-burlesk · burlesk · German
burlesk · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | burlesk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bʊʁˈlɛsk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „burlesk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
burlesk is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bʊʁˈlɛsk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "derbe komisch".
Zero misspellings are on record for burlesk in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is burlesk, spelled B-U-R-L-E-S-K.
Definition
- 1derbe komisch
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how burlesk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Buch überzeugt eher durch seine burlesken Episoden als durch fachliche Korrektheit.
Im Theater erlaubte sie sich oft die burleskesten Späße.
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.