arisch

[ˈaːʁɪʃ]

/[ˈaːʁɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“arisch” is uncommon German (frequency #84,929 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,929
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die in Vorder- und Mittelasien beheimateten Volksgruppen betreffend, die sich selbst als Arier bezeichnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-arisch · arisch · German

arisch · rank #84,929 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,929
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arbeitsmateri…

Nearest frequency peer: Arbeitsmaterial (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „arisch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „arisch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arisch
PropertyValue
Headwordarisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaːʁɪʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#84,929
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „arisch“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).arischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Arbeitsmaterial“ (#84,927), „Armbinde“ (#84,931), „Aromatherapie“ (#84,932). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „arisch“ bei #84,929. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arisch is uncommon German at frequency #84,929 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaːʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for arisch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is arisch, spelled A-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die in Vorder- und Mittelasien beheimateten Volksgruppen betreffend, die sich selbst als Arier bezeichnen
  2. 2
    der pseudowissenschaftlich konstruierten Rasse der Arier zugehörig
  3. 3
    die indoiranische Sprachgruppe oder deren Angehörige betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Hirten, die Mo Asumang für ihre Dokumentation "Die Arier" im Iran interviewed hat, sind arisch.
  2. Ob jemand Angehöriger der arischen Rasse war, entschieden im Nationalsozialismus häufig Ämter anhand von Fotos.

Synonyms

indogermanischindoeuropäisch

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 "arisch"?
"arisch" is spelled A-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːʁɪʃ].
What does "arisch" mean?
As an adjective, "arisch" means: die in Vorder- und Mittelasien beheimateten Volksgruppen betreffend, die sich selbst als Arier bezeichnen
How do you pronounce "arisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arisch" is [ˈaːʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arisch" come from?
"arisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Altman#84,902Bamako#84,978Barett#84,986zuhöre#84,843

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list