elliptisch

[ɛˈlɪptɪʃ]

/[ɛˈlɪptɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“elliptisch” is uncommon German (frequency #66,157 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,157
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Form einer Ellipse

Corpus desk

Index DE-elliptisch · elliptisch · German

elliptisch · rank #66,157 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,157
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ejakulation

Nearest frequency peer: Ejakulation (-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 „elliptisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for elliptisch
PropertyValue
Headwordelliptisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛˈlɪptɪʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#66,157
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „elliptisch“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).elliptischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ejakulation“ (#66,156), „Eismaschine“ (#66,155), „emperor“ (#66,159). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „elliptisch“ bei #66,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

elliptisch is uncommon German at frequency #66,157 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛˈlɪptɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

elliptisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is elliptisch, spelled E-L-L-I-P-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Form einer Ellipse
  2. 2
    syntaktisch notwendige Satzteile auslassend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine originelle Lösung sind elliptische Visitenkarten.
  2. „Am nächsten Tag hatte er, trotz seiner Kopfschmerzen, eine lange Unterredung im elliptisch geformten Arbeitszimmer des Präsidenten.“

Synonyms

oval

Antonyms

kreisförmigkreisrundeckigvieleckigquadratischrechteckigtrapezförmigrhombenförmig

This word in other languages

elliptic(English)elliptique(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 "elliptisch"?
"elliptisch" is spelled E-L-L-I-P-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛˈlɪptɪʃ].
What does "elliptisch" mean?
As an adjective, "elliptisch" means: in Form einer Ellipse
How do you pronounce "elliptisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "elliptisch" is [ɛˈlɪptɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "elliptisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entkleiden#66,167entkleidet#66,168Entleerung#66,169erschöpfte#66,182

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list