Adoptivschwester
[adɔpˈtiːfˌʃvɛstɐ]
The verdict
“Adoptivschwester” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die durch Adoption eine Schwester wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-adoptivschwester · Adoptivschwester · German
Adoptivschwester · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Adoptivschwester |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [adɔpˈtiːfˌʃvɛstɐ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Adoptivschwester“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Adoptivschwester is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [adɔpˈtiːfˌʃvɛstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die durch Adoption eine Schwester wird".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Adoptivschwester, 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Adoptivschwester, spelled A-D-O-P-T-I-V-S-C-H-W-E-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1weibliche Person, die durch Adoption eine Schwester wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Adoptivschwester appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er liebt seine Adoptivschwester genau so sehr wie seine leiblichen Schwestern.
„Damals bekam Lea fast gleichzeitig mit einer Adoptivschwester auch einen Stiefvater.“
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.