ätherisches

[ɛˈteːʁɪʃəs]

/[ɛˈteːʁɪʃəs]/ adj

The verdict

“ätherisches” is uncommon German (frequency #75,295 among 1,202 “Ä” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,295
frequency rank, German
1,202
“Ä” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätherisch

Key facts for ätherisches
PropertyValue
Headwordätherisches
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛˈteːʁɪʃəs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#75,295
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ätherisches” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ätherisches lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ätherisches is uncommon German at frequency #75,295 among 1,202 “Ä” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛˈteːʁɪʃəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ätherisches, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 ätherisches, spelled Ä-T-H-E-R-I-S-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätherisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätherisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätherisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätherisch

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 "ätherisches"?
"ätherisches" is spelled Ä-T-H-E-R-I-S-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛˈteːʁɪʃəs].
What does "ätherisches" mean?
As an adjective, "ätherisches" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätherisch
How do you pronounce "ätherisches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ätherisches" is [ɛˈteːʁɪʃəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ätherisches" come from?
"ätherisches" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “ätherisches”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Ä-T-H-E-R-I-S-C-H-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛˈteːʁɪʃəs] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list