animalisch
[aniˈmaːlɪʃ]
The verdict
“animalisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach Art der Tiere, von Tieren herkommend, tierisch
Corpus desk
Index DE-animalisch · animalisch · German
animalisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | animalisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [aniˈmaːlɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „animalisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
animalisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aniˈmaːlɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for animalisch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is animalisch, spelled A-N-I-M-A-L-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1nach Art der Tiere, von Tieren herkommend, tierisch
- 2körperlich, sinnlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how animalisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir verwenden nur animalischen Dünger.
Hans hat heute mal wieder seine animalische Seite zum Vorschein gebracht.
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.