ethnographisch

[ɛtnoˈɡʁaːfɪʃ]

/[ɛtnoˈɡʁaːfɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“ethnographisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die beschreibende Völkerkunde (Ethnographie) betreffend, auf ihr beruhend

Corpus desk

Index DE-ethnographisch · ethnographisch · German

ethnographisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 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.

Key facts for ethnographisch
PropertyValue
Headwordethnographisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛtnoˈɡʁaːfɪʃ]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ethnographisch“ im Deutschen

ethnographischschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ethnographisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛtnoˈɡʁaːfɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die beschreibende Völkerkunde (Ethnographie) betreffend, auf ihr beruhend".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ethnographisch, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 ethnographisch, spelled E-T-H-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die beschreibende Völkerkunde (Ethnographie) betreffend, auf ihr beruhend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Es ist nicht unsere Aufgabe, die Abkunft und ethnographische Stellung des ägyptischen Volkes zu untersuchen. […]“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ethnographisch"?
"ethnographisch" is spelled E-T-H-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛtnoˈɡʁaːfɪʃ].
What does "ethnographisch" mean?
As an adjective, "ethnographisch" means: die beschreibende Völkerkunde (Ethnographie) betreffend, auf ihr beruhend
How do you pronounce "ethnographisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ethnographisch" is [ɛtnoˈɡʁaːfɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ethnographisch" come from?
"ethnographisch" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list