apokalyptisch
[apokaˈlʏptɪʃ]
The verdict
“apokalyptisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Apokalypse des Johannes vorkommend; auf die Apokalypse des Johannes bezogen
Corpus desk
Index DE-apokalyptisch · apokalyptisch · German
apokalyptisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | apokalyptisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [apokaˈlʏptɪʃ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „apokalyptisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
apokalyptisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [apokaˈlʏptɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for apokalyptisch, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is apokalyptisch, spelled A-P-O-K-A-L-Y-P-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1in der Apokalypse des Johannes vorkommend; auf die Apokalypse des Johannes bezogen
- 2eine Weltkatastrophe betreffend, das Ende der gesamten Welt betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how apokalyptisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die vier „Apokalyptischen Reiter“ aus der „Geheimen Offenbarung“ werden klassischerweise als der siegreiche Christus und seine drei Strafengel – Krieg, Hungersnot und Tod – gedeutet.
Albrecht Dürer hat auf beeindruckende Weise „Die vier Apokalyptischen Reiter“ abgebildet.
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.