athletisch

[atˈleːtɪʃ]

/[atˈleːtɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“athletisch” is uncommon German (frequency #78,882 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,882
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sportlich, kräftig und muskulös (in der Regel eine Beschreibung eines Mannes)

Corpus desk

Index DE-athletisch · athletisch · German

athletisch · rank #78,882 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,882
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Atembeschwerd…

Nearest frequency peer: Atembeschwerden (-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 „athletisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for athletisch
PropertyValue
Headwordathletisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[atˈleːtɪʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#78,882
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „athletisch“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Atembeschwerden“ (#78,880), „Atomraketen“ (#78,884), „asked“ (#78,878). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „athletisch“ bei #78,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

athletisch is uncommon German at frequency #78,882 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [atˈleːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for athletisch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is athletisch, spelled A-T-H-L-E-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    sportlich, kräftig und muskulös (in der Regel eine Beschreibung eines Mannes)
  2. 2
    schnell, sehr körperbetont

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Normalerweise wirkt ein athletischer Mann auf eine Frau attraktiver als ein schmächtiger.
  2. [Fußball-]Mittelfeld-Ass Sami Khedira: „Wir wissen, dass sie [die Ghanaer] athletisch sehr stark sind und müssen dagegenhalten.“

Antonyms

schmächtigschwachschwächlich

This word in other languages

athletic(English)atlético(Português)

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 "athletisch"?
"athletisch" is spelled A-T-H-L-E-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [atˈleːtɪʃ].
What does "athletisch" mean?
As an adjective, "athletisch" means: sportlich, kräftig und muskulös (in der Regel eine Beschreibung eines Mannes)
How do you pronounce "athletisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "athletisch" is [atˈleːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "athletisch" come from?
"athletisch" 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 "athletisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list