extrinsisch
[ɛksˈtʁɪnzɪʃ]
The verdict
“extrinsisch” 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) - von außen her (angeregt), nicht aus eigenem Antrieb erfolgend
Corpus desk
Index DE-extrinsisch · extrinsisch · German
extrinsisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | extrinsisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɛksˈtʁɪnzɪʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „extrinsisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
extrinsisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛksˈtʁɪnzɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von außen her (angeregt), nicht aus eigenem Antrieb erfolgend".
No misspelling variants are generated for extrinsisch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is extrinsisch, spelled E-X-T-R-I-N-S-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1von außen her (angeregt), nicht aus eigenem Antrieb erfolgend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how extrinsisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da seine Mutter ihm mit Taschengeldentzug drohte, war der kleine Junge extrinsisch motiviert, sein Zimmer aufzuräumen.
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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.