athletischen

[atˈleːtɪʃn̩]

/[atˈleːtɪʃn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“athletischen” is uncommon German (frequency #96,666 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,666
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs athletisch

Key facts for athletischen
PropertyValue
Headwordathletischen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[atˈleːtɪʃn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#96,666
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “athletischen” 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). athletischen lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

athletischen is uncommon German at frequency #96,666 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [atˈleːtɪʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for athletischen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is athletischen, spelled A-T-H-L-E-T-I-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs athletisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs athletisch
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs athletisch
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs athletisch
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs athletisch
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs athletisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs athletisch
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs athletisch
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs athletisch
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs athletisch
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs athletisch
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs athletisch

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 "athletischen"?
"athletischen" is spelled A-T-H-L-E-T-I-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [atˈleːtɪʃn̩].
What does "athletischen" mean?
As an adjective, "athletischen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs athletisch
How do you pronounce "athletischen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "athletischen" is [atˈleːtɪʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "athletischen" come from?
"athletischen" 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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Using “athletischen”

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

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

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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