Chinesisch

[çiˈneːzɪʃ]

/[çiˈneːzɪʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chinesisch” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,060. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,060
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sprache in China, Sammelbegriff für die von Chinesen gesprochenen Sprachen und Dialekte (Hochchinesisch, Wu, Kantonesisch, Min Nan, Jinyu, Xiang, Hakka, Gan)

Corpus desk

Index DE-chinesisch · Chinesisch · German

Chinesisch · rank #10,060 · 16 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,060
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH cap

Nearest frequency peer: cap (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Chinesisch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Chinesisch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Chinesisch vs Chinesische
91% similar
Chinesisch vs Chinesischen
83% similar
Chinesisch vs chinesischer
75% similar

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

Key facts for Chinesisch
PropertyValue
HeadwordChinesisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[çiˈneːzɪʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,060
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Chinesisch“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Chinesischliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „cap“ (#10,059), „clever“ (#10,061), „Coburg“ (#10,062). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chinesisch“ bei #10,060. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Chinesisch (IPA [çiˈneːzɪʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,060 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Chinesisch, with forms such as "cchinesisch", "chhinesisch", and "chiensisch". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Chinesische", "Chinesischen", "chinesischer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Chinesisch, spelled C-H-I-N-E-S-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sprache in China, Sammelbegriff für die von Chinesen gesprochenen Sprachen und Dialekte (Hochchinesisch, Wu, Kantonesisch, Min Nan, Jinyu, Xiang, Hakka, Gan)
  2. 2
    das Hochchinesisch, die offizielle Sprache in der Volksrepublik China

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Chinesisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im klassischen Chinesischen ist jede Silbe zugleich ein Morphem.

Synonyms

Mandarin

This word in other languages

Chinese(English)chino(Español)chinois(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchinesisch
  • chhinesisch
  • chiensisch
  • chineissch
  • chinesicsh
  • chinesiscch
  • chinesischh
  • chinesishc
  • chinesissch
  • chinessich
  • chinessisch
  • chinnesisch
  • chinseisch
  • chniesisch
  • cihnesisch
  • hcinesisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Chinesisch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cchinesisch1chhinesisch1chiensisch2chineissch2chinesicsh2chinesiscch1chinesischh1chinesishc2
Edit distance from "Chinesisch"

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 "Chinesisch"?
"Chinesisch" is spelled C-H-I-N-E-S-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [çiˈneːzɪʃ].
What does "Chinesisch" mean?
As a noun, "Chinesisch" means: Sprache in China, Sammelbegriff für die von Chinesen gesprochenen Sprachen und Dialekte (Hochchinesisch, Wu, Kantonesisch, Min Nan, Jinyu, Xiang, Hakka, Gan)
What words are commonly confused with "Chinesisch"?
"Chinesisch" is commonly confused with "Chinesische", "Chinesischen", "chinesischer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Chinesisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chinesisch" is [çiˈneːzɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chinesisch" come from?
"Chinesisch" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Chinesisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

eingetreten16 variantseingetroffen16 variantsformulieren16 variantsabsolvierte16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list