ethnische

/[ˈeːtnɪʃə]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,413

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

ethnische is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ethnisch Pronounced [ˈeːtnɪʃə]. Often confused with ethnischen and ethnischer.

Key facts for ethnische
PropertyValue
Headwordethnische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈeːtnɪʃə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,413
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ethnische in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ethnische is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈeːtnɪʃə]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,413 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for ethnische, with forms such as "ehtnische", "ethhnische", and "ethinsche". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "ethnischen", "ethnischer", "ethisch", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is ethnische, spelled E-T-H-N-I-S-C-H-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ethnisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ethnisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ethnisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ethnisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ethnisch
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ethnisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ethnisch
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ethnisch
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ethnisch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehtnische,ethhnische,ethinsche,ethnicshe,ethniscche,ethnisceh,ethnischhe,ethnishce,ethnissche,ethnnische,ethnsiche,etnhische,etthnische,tehnische

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ethnische

Misspelling Variants of "ethnische"

ehtnische9ethhnische10ethinsche9ethnicshe9ethniscche10ethnisceh9ethnischhe10ethnishce9
Misspelling Variants of "ethnische"

Frequency rank: #16,413 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ethnische"?
"ethnische" is spelled E-T-H-N-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈeːtnɪʃə].
What does "ethnische" mean?
As an adj, "ethnische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ethnisch
What words are commonly confused with "ethnische"?
"ethnische" is commonly confused with "ethnischen", "ethnischer", "ethisch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ethnische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ethnische" is [ˈeːtnɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ethnische" come from?
"ethnische" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.