ergonomisch

[ˌɛʁɡoˈnoːmɪʃ]

/[ˌɛʁɡoˈnoːmɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“ergonomisch” is uncommon German (frequency #99,740 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,740
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - optimal angepasst; meist über Geräte oder Abläufe, die zum Arbeitsleben gehören und auf die Belastbarkeit des menschlichen Körpers Rücksicht nehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ergonomisch · ergonomisch · German

ergonomisch · rank #99,740 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,740
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ergometer

Nearest frequency peer: Ergometer (-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 „ergonomisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ergonomisch
PropertyValue
Headwordergonomisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌɛʁɡoˈnoːmɪʃ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#99,740
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ergonomisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ergonomischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ergometer“ (#99,739), „erhängte“ (#99,741), „ergebene“ (#99,738). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ergonomisch“ bei #99,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ergonomisch is uncommon German at frequency #99,740 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌɛʁɡoˈnoːmɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "optimal angepasst; meist über Geräte oder Abläufe, die zum Arbeitsleben gehören und auf die Belastbarkeit des menschlichen Körpers Rücksicht nehmen".

No misspelling variants are generated for ergonomisch in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ergonomisch, spelled E-R-G-O-N-O-M-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    optimal angepasst; meist über Geräte oder Abläufe, die zum Arbeitsleben gehören und auf die Belastbarkeit des menschlichen Körpers Rücksicht nehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Stuhl ist ergonomisch geformt.
  2. Ergonomisch gestaltete Arbeitsabläufe schützen die Gesundheit des Arbeitnehmers.

Antonyms

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); 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 "ergonomisch"?
"ergonomisch" is spelled E-R-G-O-N-O-M-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɛʁɡoˈnoːmɪʃ].
What does "ergonomisch" mean?
As an adjective, "ergonomisch" means: optimal angepasst; meist über Geräte oder Abläufe, die zum Arbeitsleben gehören und auf die Belastbarkeit des menschlichen Körpers Rücksicht nehmen
How do you pronounce "ergonomisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ergonomisch" is [ˌɛʁɡoˈnoːmɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list