Babylonic
/ˌbæbɪˈlɒnɪk/
"babylonic" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Babylonic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pertaining to Babylon, or made there.
Corpus desk
Index EN-babylonic · Babylonic · English
Babylonic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | Babylonic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌbæbɪˈlɒnɪk/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Babylonic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Babylonic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌbæbɪˈlɒnɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Babylonic doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Babylōnicus. The correct English form is Babylonic, spelled B-A-B-Y-L-O-N-I-C.
Definition
- 1Pertaining to Babylon, or made there.
- 2Tumultuous; disorderly.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Babylonic appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Babylonic garments, carpets, or hangings
Pipes of port, hogsheads of claret, cases of champagne, gallons of spirituous liquors, are unaccountably added up, subtracted, and divided, by the rule of three and the rule of contrary, into Babylonic confusion, such as worse confounds the confusion of the proprietor of all this intolerable quantity of sack.
Etymology
From Latin Babylōnicus.
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.