friesisch

[ˈfʁiːzɪʃ]

/[ˈfʁiːzɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“friesisch” is uncommon German (frequency #99,821 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,821
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Sprache der Friesen, Friesisch, betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-friesisch · friesisch · German

friesisch · rank #99,821 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,821
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fridays

Nearest frequency peer: Fridays (-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 „friesisch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for friesisch
PropertyValue
Headwordfriesisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfʁiːzɪʃ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,821
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „friesisch“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.friesischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fridays“ (#99,820), „Frischlinge“ (#99,822), „Freitagen“ (#99,819). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „friesisch“ bei #99,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

friesisch is uncommon German at frequency #99,821 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfʁiːzɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for friesisch, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is friesisch, spelled F-R-I-E-S-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Sprache der Friesen, Friesisch, betreffend
  2. 2
    die Friesen und ihre Kultur betreffend
  3. 3
    das Land der Friesen, Friesland, betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Einige friesische Wörter gibt es sonst in keiner Sprache.
  2. „Einige friesische Filme, etliche friesischsprachige Theateraufführungen und Publikationen aus Belletristik und Wissenschaft, populäre Musik und sogar Opern sorgen für eine lebendige friesische Kulturszene.“

Synonyms

friesländisch

This word in other languages

Frisian(English)frisón(Español)frison(Français)

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 "friesisch"?
"friesisch" is spelled F-R-I-E-S-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁiːzɪʃ].
What does "friesisch" mean?
As an adjective, "friesisch" means: die Sprache der Friesen, Friesisch, betreffend
How do you pronounce "friesisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "friesisch" is [ˈfʁiːzɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "friesisch" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Freitagen#99,819Foulspiel#99,812Forstwirt#99,807Formulars#99,805

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list