chemisch

/[ˈçeːmɪʃ]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,247

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

chemisch is anGermanadj. It means: die Chemie betreffend, sich auf die Chemie beziehend Pronounced [ˈçeːmɪʃ]. Often confused with chemische and chemischen.

Key facts for chemisch
PropertyValue
Headwordchemisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈçeːmɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,247
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of chemisch in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for chemisch is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈçeːmɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,247 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Chemie betreffend, sich auf die Chemie beziehend".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for chemisch, with forms such as "cchemisch", "cehmisch", and "cheimsch". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "chemische", "chemischen", "chemischer", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is chemisch, spelled C-H-E-M-I-S-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Chemie betreffend, sich auf die Chemie beziehend

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cchemisch,cehmisch,cheimsch,chemicsh,chemiscch,chemischh,chemishc,chemissch,chemmisch,chemsich,chhemisch,chmeisch,hcemisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for chemisch

Misspelling Variants of "chemisch"

cchemisch9cehmisch8cheimsch8chemicsh8chemiscch9chemischh9chemishc8chemissch9
Misspelling Variants of "chemisch"

Frequency rank: #17,247 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chemisch"?
"chemisch" is spelled C-H-E-M-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈçeːmɪʃ].
What does "chemisch" mean?
As an adj, "chemisch" means: die Chemie betreffend, sich auf die Chemie beziehend
What words are commonly confused with "chemisch"?
"chemisch" is commonly confused with "chemische", "chemischen", "chemischer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chemisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chemisch" is [ˈçeːmɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chemisch" come from?
"chemisch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.