Exotik

[ɛˈksoːtɪk]

/[ɛˈksoːtɪk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Exotik” is an uncommon German word, ranked #96,952 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#96,952
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Anschein, aus sehr fernen, fremdartigen Regionen zu stammen

Key facts for Exotik
PropertyValue
HeadwordExotik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛˈksoːtɪk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#96,952
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Exotik” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Exotik lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Exotik is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛˈksoːtɪk]. Corpus data places it at rank #96,952 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Anschein, aus sehr fernen, fremdartigen Regionen zu stammen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Exotik, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Exotik, spelled E-X-O-T-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anschein, aus sehr fernen, fremdartigen Regionen zu stammen

This word in other languages

exoticism(English)

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 "Exotik"?
"Exotik" is spelled E-X-O-T-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛˈksoːtɪk].
What does "Exotik" mean?
As a noun, "Exotik" means: Anschein, aus sehr fernen, fremdartigen Regionen zu stammen
How do you pronounce "Exotik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Exotik" is [ɛˈksoːtɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Exotik" come from?
"Exotik" 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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Using “Exotik”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-X-O-T-I-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛˈksoːtɪk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list