cholerisch

[koˈleːʁɪʃ]

/[koˈleːʁɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“cholerisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht reizbar, aufbrausend

Corpus desk

Index DE-cholerisch · cholerisch · German

cholerisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for cholerisch
PropertyValue
Headwordcholerisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[koˈleːʁɪʃ]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „cholerisch“ im Deutschen

cholerischsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cholerisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [koˈleːʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leicht reizbar, aufbrausend".

cholerisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is cholerisch, spelled C-H-O-L-E-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    leicht reizbar, aufbrausend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein Chef ist vielleicht ein cholerischer Typ!
  2. „Noch lange nach seinem Tod hing ihm der Ruf eines cholerischen Pedanten an.“

Synonyms

aufbrausendhitzighitzköpfigunbeherrscht

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cholerisch"?
"cholerisch" is spelled C-H-O-L-E-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈleːʁɪʃ].
What does "cholerisch" mean?
As an adjective, "cholerisch" means: leicht reizbar, aufbrausend
How do you pronounce "cholerisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cholerisch" is [koˈleːʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cholerisch" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list