fragmentarisch

[fʁaɡmɛnˈtaːʁɪʃ]

/[fʁaɡmɛnˈtaːʁɪʃ]/ adj

The verdict

“fragmentarisch” is uncommon German (frequency #69,227 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,227
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht fertiggestellt, nicht alles enthaltend, nur teilweise erhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-fragmentarisch · fragmentarisch · German

fragmentarisch · rank #69,227 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,227
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Forschungspro…

Nearest frequency peer: Forschungsprojekten (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „fragmentarisch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „fragmentarisch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fragmentarisch
PropertyValue
Headwordfragmentarisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fʁaɡmɛnˈtaːʁɪʃ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#69,227
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fragmentarisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).fragmentarischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Forschungsprojekten“ (#69,226), „Frauenrechtlerin“ (#69,228), „Forschungsinstituts“ (#69,225). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fragmentarisch“ bei #69,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fragmentarisch is uncommon German at frequency #69,227 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fʁaɡmɛnˈtaːʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht fertiggestellt, nicht alles enthaltend, nur teilweise erhalten".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fragmentarisch, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is fragmentarisch, spelled F-R-A-G-M-E-N-T-A-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht fertiggestellt, nicht alles enthaltend, nur teilweise erhalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Stück ist fragmentarisch und voller kleiner Bilder, wirkt völlig verwahrlost und dann wieder liebevoll wie ein Kindertheater.
  2. Wolfgang Joop ist ein sehr bewusster Künstler, der weiß, dass sein Werk notwendigerweise fragmentarisch bleiben muss, da die Welt, die er reflektiert, zu groß und zu komplex ist, um in einem einzigen Entwurf festgehalten zu werden.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "fragmentarisch"?
"fragmentarisch" is spelled F-R-A-G-M-E-N-T-A-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [fʁaɡmɛnˈtaːʁɪʃ].
What does "fragmentarisch" mean?
As an adjective, "fragmentarisch" means: nicht fertiggestellt, nicht alles enthaltend, nur teilweise erhalten
How do you pronounce "fragmentarisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fragmentarisch" is [fʁaɡmɛnˈtaːʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fragmentarisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fragmentarisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list