dionysisch

[di.o.ˈnyː.zɪʃ]

/[di.o.ˈnyː.zɪʃ]/ adj

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.

Key facts for dionysisch
PropertyValue
Headworddionysisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[di.o.ˈnyː.zɪʃ]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dionysisch” sits in German frequency

dionysisch falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

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

  1. 1
    die Angelegenheiten des griechischen Gottes Dionysos (lateinisch Bacchus) betreffend
  2. 2
    rauschhaft, wild, eben wie der griechische Gott Dionysos in wilden Umzügen gefeiert wurde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Hier wird unter anderem die Ansicht vertreten, daß der Hymnos eine attische Legende enthält, die dionysische Festbräuche in Brauron erklären soll.“
  2. „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.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dionysisch"?
"dionysisch" is spelled D-I-O-N-Y-S-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [di.o.ˈnyː.zɪʃ].
What does "dionysisch" mean?
As an adjective, "dionysisch" means: die Angelegenheiten des griechischen Gottes Dionysos (lateinisch Bacchus) betreffend
How do you pronounce "dionysisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dionysisch" is [di.o.ˈnyː.zɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dionysisch" come from?
"dionysisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list