atypisch

[ˈaˌtypɪʃ]

/[ˈaˌtypɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“atypisch” is an uncommon German word, ranked #91,292 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#91,292
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vom allgemeinen Typ abweichen; für jemanden oder etwas nicht charakteristisch

Key facts for atypisch
PropertyValue
Headwordatypisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaˌtypɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,292
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “atypisch” 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). atypisch lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for atypisch is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaˌtypɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #91,292 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "vom allgemeinen Typ abweichen; für jemanden oder etwas nicht charakteristisch".

atypisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is atypisch, spelled A-T-Y-P-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    vom allgemeinen Typ abweichen; für jemanden oder etwas nicht charakteristisch

Synonyms

ungewöhnlichuntypisch

Antonyms

typisch

This word in other languages

atypical(English)atípico(Español)atypique(Français)

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 "atypisch"?
"atypisch" is spelled A-T-Y-P-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaˌtypɪʃ].
What does "atypisch" mean?
As an adjective, "atypisch" means: vom allgemeinen Typ abweichen; für jemanden oder etwas nicht charakteristisch
How do you pronounce "atypisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "atypisch" is [ˈaˌtypɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "atypisch" come from?
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Using “atypisch”

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

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