charakteristischer

[kaʁaktəˈʁɪstɪʃɐ]

/[kaʁaktəˈʁɪstɪʃɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“charakteristischer” is uncommon German (frequency #77,806 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,806
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakteristisch

Key facts for charakteristischer
PropertyValue
Headwordcharakteristischer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kaʁaktəˈʁɪstɪʃɐ]
Letters18
Frequency rank#77,806
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “charakteristischer” 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). charakteristischer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

charakteristischer is uncommon German at frequency #77,806 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kaʁaktəˈʁɪstɪʃɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

charakteristischer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 charakteristischer, spelled C-H-A-R-A-K-T-E-R-I-S-T-I-S-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakteristisch
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakteristisch
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakteristisch
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakteristisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakteristisch

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 "charakteristischer"?
"charakteristischer" is spelled C-H-A-R-A-K-T-E-R-I-S-T-I-S-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʁaktəˈʁɪstɪʃɐ].
What does "charakteristischer" mean?
As an adjective, "charakteristischer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs charakteristisch
How do you pronounce "charakteristischer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "charakteristischer" is [kaʁaktəˈʁɪstɪʃɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "charakteristischer" come from?
"charakteristischer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “charakteristischer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-H-A-R-A-K-T-E-R-I-S-T-I-S-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaʁaktəˈʁɪstɪʃɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list