fantastisch
[fanˈtastɪʃ]
The verdict
“fantastisch” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,051 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #8,051
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von der Fantasie erzeugt (oder so scheinen)
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fantastisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fanˈtastɪʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #8,051 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fantastisch” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for fantastisch is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fanˈtastɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,051 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for fantastisch, with forms such as "afntastisch", "fanatstisch", and "fanntastisch". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "fantastische", "fantastischen", "fantastisches", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is fantastisch, spelled F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1von der Fantasie erzeugt (oder so scheinen)
- 2(in begeisterten Äußerungen) sehr gut, toll
- 3veraltet, von Wahnvorstellungen erzeugt: verrückt, träumerisch
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: afntastisch,fanatstisch,fanntastisch,fantasitsch,fantasstisch,fantasticsh,fantastiscch,fantastischh,fantastishc,fantastissch,fantastsich,fantasttisch,fantatsisch,fantsatisch,fanttastisch,fatnastisch,ffantastisch,fnatastisch
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fantastisch - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “fantastisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fanˈtastɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fantastische” - see the side-by-side comparison. fantastisch vs fantastische
- 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.