biografisch
[bioˈɡʁaːfɪʃ]
The verdict
“biografisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Biografie/Lebensgeschichte betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-biografisch · biografisch · German
biografisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | biografisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bioˈɡʁaːfɪʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „biografisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
biografisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bioˈɡʁaːfɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Biografie/Lebensgeschichte betreffend".
Zero misspellings are on record for biografisch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is biografisch, spelled B-I-O-G-R-A-F-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1die Biografie/Lebensgeschichte betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how biografisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Barbara Wiedemann erhellt den biografischen Erlebnishintergrund eines Gedichts von Paul Celan.“
„Vladimir Nabokov, der neu entdeckte Übervater der russischen Gegenwartsliteratur, war einer der biografischsten Künstler des 20. Jahrhunderts und gewiss der raffinierteste von ihnen.“
This word in other languages
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.