botanisch
[boˈtaːnɪʃ]
The verdict
“botanisch” is an uncommon German word, ranked #87,513 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #87,513
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Wissenschaft der Pflanzen betreffend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | botanisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [boˈtaːnɪʃ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #87,513 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “botanisch” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for botanisch is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [boˈtaːnɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #87,513 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Wissenschaft der Pflanzen betreffend".
Zero misspellings are on record for botanisch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 botanisch, spelled B-O-T-A-N-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1die Wissenschaft der Pflanzen betreffend
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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.
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Using “botanisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-O-T-A-N-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [boˈtaːnɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.