ballistischen

[baˈlɪstɪʃn̩]

/[baˈlɪstɪʃn̩]/ adj

The verdict

“ballistischen” is uncommon German (frequency #91,337 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,337
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-ballistischen · ballistischen · German

ballistischen · rank #91,337 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,337
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bankers

Nearest frequency peer: Bankers (+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 „ballistischen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ballistischen
PropertyValue
Headwordballistischen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[baˈlɪstɪʃn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#91,337
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ballistischen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bankers“ (#91,338), „Baseballspieler“ (#91,339), „Aware“ (#91,333). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „ballistischen“ bei #91,337. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ballistischen is uncommon German at frequency #91,337 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [baˈlɪstɪʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ballistischen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ballistischen, spelled B-A-L-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera 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 "ballistischen"?
"ballistischen" is spelled B-A-L-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈlɪstɪʃn̩].
What does "ballistischen" mean?
As an adjective, "ballistischen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ballistisch
How do you pronounce "ballistischen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ballistischen" is [baˈlɪstɪʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ballistischen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list