Adriatisches Meer
[adʁiˈaːtɪʃəs meːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Adriatisches Meer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nebenmeer des Mittelmeeres, welches nördlich der Straße von Otranto liegt und die Apenninhalbinsel von der Balkanhalbinsel trennt
Corpus desk
Index DE-adriatisches-meer · Adriatisches Meer · German
Adriatisches Meer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Adriatisches Meer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [adʁiˈaːtɪʃəs meːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Adriatisches Meer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Adriatisches Meer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [adʁiˈaːtɪʃəs meːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nebenmeer des Mittelmeeres, welches nördlich der Straße von Otranto liegt und die Apenninhalbinsel von der Balkanhalbinsel trennt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Adriatisches Meer, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Adriatisches Meer, spelled A-D-R-I-A-T-I-S-C-H-E-S- -M-E-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nebenmeer des Mittelmeeres, welches nördlich der Straße von Otranto liegt und die Apenninhalbinsel von der Balkanhalbinsel trennt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Adriatisches Meer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Adriatische Meer ist von Nordwest bis Südost 820 Kilometer lang und durchschnittlich 160 km breit.“
Unseren letzten Urlaub verbrachten wir am Adriatischen Meer.
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.