allegorisch
[aleˈɡoːʁɪʃ]
The verdict
“allegorisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Allegorie betreffend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | allegorisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [aleˈɡoːʁɪʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “allegorisch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
allegorisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aleˈɡoːʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for allegorisch in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 allegorisch, spelled A-L-L-E-G-O-R-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1eine Allegorie betreffend
- 2in der Art einer Allegorie
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.
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Using “allegorisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-L-L-E-G-O-R-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aleˈɡoːʁɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.