benthisch
[ˈbɛntɪʃ]
The verdict
“benthisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - am oder im Sediment (Boden eines Gewässers) lebend, im Benthos lebend, das Benthos betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-benthisch · benthisch · German
benthisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | benthisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbɛntɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „benthisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
benthisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbɛntɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "am oder im Sediment (Boden eines Gewässers) lebend, im Benthos lebend, das Benthos betreffend".
Zero misspellings are on record for benthisch in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 benthisch, spelled B-E-N-T-H-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1am oder im Sediment (Boden eines Gewässers) lebend, im Benthos lebend, das Benthos betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how benthisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als älteste bekannte benthische Lebensform gelten die Stromatolithen.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.