enigmatisch
[enɪˈɡmaːtɪʃ]
The verdict
“enigmatisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kaum verstehbar
Corpus desk
Index DE-enigmatisch · enigmatisch · German
enigmatisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | enigmatisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [enɪˈɡmaːtɪʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „enigmatisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
enigmatisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [enɪˈɡmaːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kaum verstehbar".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for enigmatisch, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is enigmatisch, spelled E-N-I-G-M-A-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1kaum verstehbar
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how enigmatisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die erste, noch etwas enigmatische Nachricht über Wulffs legendäre Mailbox-Nachricht an Bild-Chefredakteur Kai Diekmann erschien dann auch in der FAZ im Rahmen einer Fernsehkritik von Nils Minkmar.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.