deutschsprachig

[ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌʃpʁaːxɪç]

/[ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌʃpʁaːxɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“deutschsprachig” is uncommon German (frequency #52,757 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,757
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deutsch als Muttersprache sprechend

Corpus desk

Index DE-deutschsprachig · deutschsprachig · German

deutschsprachig · rank #52,757 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,757
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH desolaten

Nearest frequency peer: desolaten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „deutschsprachig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „deutschsprachig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for deutschsprachig
PropertyValue
Headworddeutschsprachig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌʃpʁaːxɪç]
Letters15
Frequency rank#52,757
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „deutschsprachig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.deutschsprachigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „desolaten“ (#52,756), „diakonischen“ (#52,758), „desk“ (#52,755). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „deutschsprachig“ bei #52,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deutschsprachig is uncommon German at frequency #52,757 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌʃpʁaːxɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for deutschsprachig, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is deutschsprachig, spelled D-E-U-T-S-C-H-S-P-R-A-C-H-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deutsch als Muttersprache sprechend
  2. 2
    Deutsch als Amtssprache habend, Deutsch als gesprochene Sprache habend
  3. 3
    die deutsche Sprache verwendend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die deutschsprachige Bevölkerung ist zum großen Teil nach Deutschland und Österreich ausgewandert.
  2. Mona ist eine deutschsprachige Sängerin.

Synonyms

deutschsprechendDeutsch sprechenddeutsch

This word in other languages

germanoparlante(Español)germanophone(Français)

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 "deutschsprachig"?
"deutschsprachig" is spelled D-E-U-T-S-C-H-S-P-R-A-C-H-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌʃpʁaːxɪç].
What does "deutschsprachig" mean?
As an adjective, "deutschsprachig" means: Deutsch als Muttersprache sprechend
How do you pronounce "deutschsprachig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deutschsprachig" is [ˈdɔɪ̯t͡ʃˌʃpʁaːxɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deutschsprachig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list