ballistische

[baˈlɪstɪʃə]

/[baˈlɪstɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“ballistische” is uncommon German (frequency #86,230 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,230
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

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

Key facts for ballistische
PropertyValue
Headwordballistische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[baˈlɪstɪʃə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#86,230
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ballistische” 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). ballistische 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

ballistische is uncommon German at frequency #86,230 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [baˈlɪstɪʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ballistische in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ballistische, spelled B-A-L-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch

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

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-A-L-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [baˈlɪstɪʃə] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list