ätherisches

[ɛˈteːʁɪʃəs]

/[ɛˈteːʁɪʃəs]/ adj

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The verdict

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

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

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ätherisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-atherisches · ätherisches · German

ätherisches · rank #75,295 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,295
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ähre

Nearest frequency peer: Ähre (-1 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 „ätherisches“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ätherisches
PropertyValue
Headwordätherisches
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛˈteːʁɪʃəs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#75,295
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ätherisches“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ätherischesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ähre“ (#75,294), „Überdosierung“ (#75,296), „Zöpfen“ (#75,293). Unter 75 „Ä“-Lemmata liegt „ätherisches“ bei #75,295. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ätherisches is uncommon German at frequency #75,295 among 75 “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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list