charakteristisches

[kaʁaktəˈʁɪstɪʃəs]

/[kaʁaktəˈʁɪstɪʃəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“charakteristisches” is uncommon German (frequency #54,420 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,420
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

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

Key facts for charakteristisches
PropertyValue
Headwordcharakteristisches
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kaʁaktəˈʁɪstɪʃəs]
Letters18
Frequency rank#54,420
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “charakteristisches” 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). charakteristisches lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

charakteristisches is uncommon German at frequency #54,420 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kaʁaktəˈʁɪstɪʃəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

charakteristisches doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 charakteristisches, spelled C-H-A-R-A-K-T-E-R-I-S-T-I-S-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs charakteristisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs charakteristisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs charakteristisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination 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 "charakteristisches"?
"charakteristisches" is spelled C-H-A-R-A-K-T-E-R-I-S-T-I-S-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʁaktəˈʁɪstɪʃəs].
What does "charakteristisches" mean?
As an adjective, "charakteristisches" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs charakteristisch
How do you pronounce "charakteristisches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "charakteristisches" is [kaʁaktəˈʁɪstɪʃəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "charakteristisches" come from?
"charakteristisches" 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 “charakteristisches”

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-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaʁaktəˈʁɪstɪʃəs] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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