drastisch

[ˈdʁastɪʃ]

/[ˈdʁastɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“drastisch” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,635. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,635
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auffällig bis hin zu übertrieben

Corpus desk

Index DE-drastisch · drastisch · German

drastisch · rank #10,635 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,635
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH derzeitige

Nearest frequency peer: derzeitige (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „drastisch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „drastisch“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

drastisch vs drastische
90% similar
drastisch vs drastischen
82% similar
drastisch vs drastischer
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for drastisch
PropertyValue
Headworddrastisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʁastɪʃ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,635
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „drastisch“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).drastischliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „derzeitige“ (#10,634), „drücke“ (#10,636), „dergleichen“ (#10,633). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „drastisch“ bei #10,635. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around drastisch (IPA [ˈdʁastɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,635 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for drastisch, with forms such as "darstisch", "ddrastisch", and "drasitsch". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "drastische", "drastischen", "drastischer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is drastisch, spelled D-R-A-S-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    auffällig bis hin zu übertrieben
  2. 2
    sehr stark, in hohem Maß

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit seinem drastischen Augenrollen hat er uns ziemlich erschreckt.
  2. Ein Symptom der Krankheit sind die drastischen Bewegungen.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • darstisch
  • ddrastisch
  • drasitsch
  • drasstisch
  • drasticsh
  • drastiscch
  • drastischh
  • drastishc
  • drastissch
  • drastsich
  • drasttisch
  • dratsisch
  • drrastisch
  • drsatisch
  • rdastisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drastisch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

darstisch2ddrastisch1drasitsch2drasstisch1drasticsh2drastiscch1drastischh1drastishc2
Edit distance from "drastisch"

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 "drastisch"?
"drastisch" is spelled D-R-A-S-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁastɪʃ].
What does "drastisch" mean?
As an adjective, "drastisch" means: auffällig bis hin zu übertrieben
What words are commonly confused with "drastisch"?
"drastisch" is commonly confused with "drastische", "drastischen", "drastischer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drastisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drastisch" is [ˈdʁastɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drastisch" come from?
"drastisch" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list