despotisch
[dɛsˈpoːtɪʃ]
The verdict
“despotisch” 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) - in der Art eines Despoten
Corpus desk
Index DE-despotisch · despotisch · German
despotisch · 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 "D" 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 | despotisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [dɛsˈpoːtɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „despotisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
despotisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɛsˈpoːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Art eines Despoten".
despotisch has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is despotisch, spelled D-E-S-P-O-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1in der Art eines Despoten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how despotisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Vorgesetzte geht mit seinem despotischen Gehabe allen Angestellten auf die Nerven.
„Es geht darum, despotische Herrscher in ihre Schranken zu weisen, Gewaltexzesse gegen Zivilbevölkerungen zu unterbinden, leidenden und hungernden Menschen zu helfen.“
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.