asketisch
[asˈkeːtɪʃ]
The verdict
“asketisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Askese entsprechend; enthaltsam, entsagend; auf Vergnügungen und sinnfrohe Genüsse verzichtend
Corpus desk
Index DE-asketisch · asketisch · German
asketisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | asketisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [asˈkeːtɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „asketisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
asketisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [asˈkeːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Askese entsprechend; enthaltsam, entsagend; auf Vergnügungen und sinnfrohe Genüsse verzichtend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for asketisch, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is asketisch, spelled A-S-K-E-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Askese entsprechend; enthaltsam, entsagend; auf Vergnügungen und sinnfrohe Genüsse verzichtend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how asketisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eher asketisch als sexuell war unter anderem auch Andersen.
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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.