dionysisch
[di.o.ˈnyː.zɪʃ]
The verdict
“dionysisch” 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 May 6, 2026) - die Angelegenheiten des griechischen Gottes Dionysos (lateinisch Bacchus) betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-dionysisch · dionysisch · German
dionysisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | dionysisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [di.o.ˈnyː.zɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dionysisch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dionysisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [di.o.ˈnyː.zɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dionysisch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is dionysisch, spelled D-I-O-N-Y-S-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1die Angelegenheiten des griechischen Gottes Dionysos (lateinisch Bacchus) betreffend
- 2rauschhaft, wild, eben wie der griechische Gott Dionysos in wilden Umzügen gefeiert wurde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dionysisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Hier wird unter anderem die Ansicht vertreten, daß der Hymnos eine attische Legende enthält, die dionysische Festbräuche in Brauron erklären soll.“
„Es handelt sich um zwei Triebe in der Kunst, die in den ‚getrennten Kunstwelten des Traumes und des Rausches‘ das ‚ebenso dionysische und apollinische Kunstwerk der attischen Tragödie erzeugen‘. In der Synthese beider scheint das Apollinische dionysisch und das Dionysische apollinisch.“
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