akademisch

[akaˈdeːmɪʃ]

/[akaˈdeːmɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“akademisch” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,165. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,165
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Hochschule oder Universität betreffend, eine Akademie betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-akademisch · akademisch · German

akademisch · rank #36,165 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,165
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Adventszeit

Nearest frequency peer: Adventszeit (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „akademisch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „akademisch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

akademisch vs akademische
91% similar
akademisch vs akademischen
83% similar
akademisch vs akademischer
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for akademisch
PropertyValue
Headwordakademisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[akaˈdeːmɪʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,165
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „akademisch“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.akademischliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Adventszeit“ (#36,164), „akribisch“ (#36,166), „Adlige“ (#36,163). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „akademisch“ bei #36,165. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around akademisch (IPA [akaˈdeːmɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #36,165 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for akademisch, with forms such as "aakdemisch", "akaddemisch", and "akadeimsch". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "akademische", "akademischen", "akademischer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is akademisch, spelled A-K-A-D-E-M-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Hochschule oder Universität betreffend, eine Akademie betreffend
  2. 2
    auf eine Art und Weise, die wenig mit der Praxis zu tun hat, sondern auf theoretischen (manchmal sogar weltfremden) Überlegungen basiert, nur um der Theorie willen, ohne dass es eine Bedeutung für die Praxis hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how akademisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie bagann ihre akademische Laufbahn an der Universität Bielefeld.
  2. „Die bürgerliche akademische Jugend sei auf Sinnsuche gewesen - wie es ja die bürgerliche Sozialisierung zwingend verlange - um nach kurzer Zeit doch noch Karriere zu machen.“

This word in other languages

academic(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aakdemisch
  • akaddemisch
  • akadeimsch
  • akademicsh
  • akademiscch
  • akademischh
  • akademishc
  • akademissch
  • akademmisch
  • akademsich
  • akadmeisch
  • akaedmisch
  • akdaemisch
  • akkademisch
  • kaademisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of akademisch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aakdemisch2akaddemisch1akadeimsch2akademicsh2akademiscch1akademischh1akademishc2akademissch1
Edit distance from "akademisch"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "akademisch"?
"akademisch" is spelled A-K-A-D-E-M-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [akaˈdeːmɪʃ].
What does "akademisch" mean?
As an adjective, "akademisch" means: eine Hochschule oder Universität betreffend, eine Akademie betreffend
What words are commonly confused with "akademisch"?
"akademisch" is commonly confused with "akademische", "akademischen", "akademischer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "akademisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "akademisch" is [akaˈdeːmɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "akademisch" come from?
"akademisch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "akademisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abverlangt#36,161Abtrennung#36,160Anbringung#36,171Zwickmühle#36,150

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

berechnete15 variantsvergebenen15 variantsukrainisch15 variantsTurnverein15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list