botanische

Name: botanische, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[boˈtaːnɪʃə]

/[boˈtaːnɪʃə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“botanische” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #31,976 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#31,976
frequency rank, German: 10
letters: 15
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

botanische vs botanischen

91% similar

botanische vs botanischer

91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for botanische
Property	Value
Headword	botanische
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[boˈtaːnɪʃə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#31,976
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “botanische” 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). botanische lands here:

#31,976

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for botanische is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [boˈtaːnɪʃə]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,976 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for botanische, with forms such as "bbotanische", "boatnische", and "botainsche". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "botanischen", "botanischer", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is botanische, spelled B-O-T-A-N-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbotanische,boatnische,botainsche,botanicshe,botaniscche,botanisceh,botanischhe,botanishce,botanissche,botannische,botansiche,botnaische,bottanische,btoanische,obtanische

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of botanische - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "botanische"

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 "botanische"?

"botanische" is spelled B-O-T-A-N-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [boˈtaːnɪʃə].

What does "botanische" mean?

As an adjective, "botanische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs botanisch

What words are commonly confused with "botanische"?

"botanische" is commonly confused with "botanischen", "botanischer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "botanische"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "botanische" is [boˈtaːnɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "botanische" come from?

"botanische" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “botanische”

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-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [boˈtaːnɪʃə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “botanischen” - see the side-by-side comparison. botanische vs botanischen
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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.