chthonisch
[ˈçtoːnɪʃ]
The verdict
“chthonisch” 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) - der Erde zugehörig
Corpus desk
Index DE-chthonisch · chthonisch · German
chthonisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chthonisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈçtoːnɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „chthonisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
chthonisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈçtoːnɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Erde zugehörig".
Zero misspellings are on record for chthonisch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is chthonisch, spelled C-H-T-H-O-N-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1der Erde zugehörig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chthonisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die chthonische Mutter, die Erde, gebiert, ernährt und empfängt die Toten wieder in ihrem Schoß.“
„Man tritt ein und ist geblendet von dieser Verschwörung, die das höhere Universum der himmlischen Wölbungen mit der chthonischen Welt der Mineralölfresser verbindet.“
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.